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By Murray Hunter Hunter argues that the top-down approach of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) earmarks projects that bureaucrats, politicians, and GLCs want, not necessarily what small local communities need. … Continue Reading →
Isa Samad resigned from Umno-Baru on 28 September, so that he could contest in the Port Dickson by-election. His reasons? He said, “Because Umno is not contesting, so I’m offering … Continue Reading →
Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, the controversial former FELDA chairman has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with suspicious hotel purchases by Felda Investment Corporation (FIC). He … Continue Reading →
Five years after Najib appointed Isa Samad, as the FELDA chairman, Isa was made a fellow of Pembroke College, at The University of Cambridge. This was in January 2016. Obviously, corruption … Continue Reading →
In 2011, Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was all praise for the new chairman of Felda, Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, and brushed aside allegations linking his appointment with the jitters … Continue Reading →