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Mohamad Salleh (Photo by Low Yen Yeing/The Edge) - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): National Feedlot Corp Sdn Bhd (NFCorp), its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail and nine others have yet to reach a settlement with the Malaysian government in the RM250 million lawsuit initiated against them. Mohamad Salleh and the nine others are accused of misappropriating RM118 million from a RM250 million loan granted to NFCorp by the government in December 2007 to set up and operate a national feedlot centre in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan. The government is seeking from the accused RM253.62 million, which includes accrued annual interest of 2% from May 1, 2019. On Jan 25 this year, High Court judge Anand Ponnudurai had given the parties until May 17 to reach a settlement or continue with the civil suit before him. However, on Tuesday (May 17), both parties informed the judge that they would require a further extension as a settlement is currently still in the works and … [Read more...] about NFCorp, 10 others yet to reach settlement with govt in RM250m lawsuit; case adjourned to November

- A + A KOTA KINABALU (May 20): The federal government is making efforts to eradicate the development gap between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, including through the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The prime minister said the toll-free Pan Borneo Highway being built in Sabah has the potential to transform all areas in the state within the next five years. “At the same time, the government is also committed to continue investing in education by repairing and rebuilding all dilapidated schools in the rural areas of Sabah. “I was told that the federal Education Ministry has entrusted 113 dilapidated schools in Sabah to the Public Works Department (JKR) of Malaysia and Sabah JKR as the implementing agency to upgrade these schools at a cost of RM1.02 billion. “For sure, it is the hope of the federal government to see Sabah and Sarawak also together enjoying rapid development similar to that in other states,” he said when … [Read more...] about PM: Govt committed to eradicating development gap between peninsula and Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government is making efforts to eradicate the development gap between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, including through the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) . The Prime Minister said the toll-free Pan Borneo Highway being built in Sabah has the potential to transform all areas in the state within the next five years. "At the same time, the government is also committed to continue investing in education by repairing and rebuilding all dilapidated schools in the rural areas of Sabah. "I was told that the federal Education Ministry has entrusted 113 dilapidated schools in Sabah to the Public Works Department (JKR) of Malaysia and Sabah JKR as the implementing agency to upgrade these schools at a cost of RM1.02bil. "For sure, it is the hope of the Federal Government to see Sabah and Sarawak also together enjoying rapid development similar to that in other states,” he said when launching the Sabah-level … [Read more...] about Govt committed to eradicating development gap between peninsula and Sabah, says PM