Felcra applied to use RM150 mil from retirement fund to buy unit trusts, court told

Malaysia News News

Felcra applied to use RM150 mil from retirement fund to buy unit trusts, court told
Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines
  • 📰 fmtoday
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 36 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 72%

Former Felcra Investment general manager gives evidence on third day of corruption case trial of Bung Moktar and his wife, actress Zizie Ezette A Samad. FMTNews Felcra PublicMutualUnitTrust Corruption

Bung Moktar and his wife, actress Zizie Ezette A Samad, face charges of receiving bribes from two Public Mutual unit trust investment agents.

“The application needs to be made, but whether it will be approved or not is the prerogative of the MoF,” he said during the examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Roslan Mat Nor on the third day of the corruption case trial of Bung Moktar and his wife, actress Zizie Ezette A Samad. According to the first charge, Bung, who was at that time the non-executive chairman of Felcra, was charged with taking a bribe of RM2.2 million from Public Mutual investment agent Madhi Abdul Hamid, 38, through his wife, Zizie Ezette.He was accused of committing the offence as an inducement to obtain approval from the second finance minister for Felcra to invest RM150 million in Public Mutual unit trust products.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

fmtoday /  🏆 5. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Felcra applied for RM150 million investment using pension fund, says witness | The Malaysian InsightFelcra applied for RM150 million investment using pension fund, says witness | The Malaysian InsightInvestment GM tells court ministry had final say on whether to release money.
Read more »

Felcra applied for RM150 million investment using pension fund, says witness | The Malaysian InsightFelcra applied for RM150 million investment using pension fund, says witness | The Malaysian InsightInvestment GM tells court ministry had final say on whether to release money.
Read more »

Transparency, due diligence will be used when disbursing funds received from TAA-ETF, says Dr WeeTransparency, due diligence will be used when disbursing funds received from TAA-ETF, says Dr WeePETALING JAYA: Transparency and due diligence will be exercised by the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) management in disbursing the RM22mil received from Tarcian Alumni Association Education Trust Fund (TAA-ETF), says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
Read more »

E-Tunai: Consumers spend RM30 on groceries, transportation and foodE-Tunai: Consumers spend RM30 on groceries, transportation and foodPUTRAJAYA: The majority of consumers used the RM30 e-Tunai Rakyat incentive to buy groceries, and to pay for telecommunications, transportation and fo...
Read more »

Court nod for govt to forfeit Kelantan Umno’s 1MDB-linked funds | The Malaysian InsightCourt nod for govt to forfeit Kelantan Umno’s 1MDB-linked funds | The Malaysian InsightCourt nod for govt to forfeit Kelantan Umno’s 1MDB-linked funds
Read more »

US Supreme Court examines religious school funding in major rights case | Malay MailUS Supreme Court examines religious school funding in major rights case | Malay MailWASHINGTON, Jan 22 — US Supreme Court justices are poised to tackle a major religious rights case on today over whether states can bar public funding of religious institutions in a dispute over a Montana tax credit program that could benefit private religious schools. The justices will hear about...
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-04 09:16:55