Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is responsible for FELDA - and now, after more than 3 years, this PM is suddenly telling us that '...Felda is facing losses of nearly RM10 billion because of mismanagement and excessive political interference, says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim...'. He should have TOLD Malaysians this 'fact' long time ago, a few months after he became Prime Minister. What else is this PM hiding from Malaysians? TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY?
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Who is to be blamed? Najib? Mahathir? Muhyiddin? Ismail Sabri?...or Anwar Ibrahim himself? WHY did Anwar hide this from Malaysians?
WHO exactly is responsible for these LOSSES - again, PM Anwar Ibrahim fails to REVEAL this very important fact... and so, was the 'incompetent' removed from FELDA or still there in FELDA 'unpunished'?
If there was a SCANDAL in FELDA - should there have not been a PARLIAMENTARY inquiry, or even a Royal Commission of Inquiry? We will be 'FOOLS' to simply believe Anwar Ibrahim, the person ultimately responsible for FELDA...
There was problems in FELDA - and who did Anwar choose to help Anwar - ZAHID HAMIDI? ODD, because Zahid was Najib's DPM? ODD because the Courts found a prima facie case of 'guilt' against Zahid, and the Court never had the chance to find him not guilty because the Court was robbed the opportunity when the Public Prosecutor chose to stop the trial? In another case, the prosecution appeal against Zahid's acquittal was also withdrawn - leaving us uncertain whether the the High Court that acquitted him was right or wrong? If Anwar had chosen some other, not connected to past political regimes, more so since he now blames 'political interference' as the cause of FELDA's losses, it would have been more reasonable. WHO 'politically interfered' -NAME them...
WORSE, Zahid's authority has been recently formally confirmed in January 2026? If Najib is responsible for the FELDA losses, can we honestly say that Zahid, who still believes Najib is a 'innocent man' be able to blame Najib if evidence shows that Najib is responsible for the FELDA Scandal? I doubt it noting UMNO/BN position on the guilt of Najib?????
Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today confirmed that his role in overseeing the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) and Felda Global Ventures (FGV) has now been formalised following an official letter he received yesterday.He explained that he had previously assisted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Felda matters in an informal capacity through meetings.
“I have been tasked with representing the prime minister and assisting with Felda matters through various meetings. “However, following a recent official letter, this role has been formalised and expanded to cover both Felda and FGV. “This means that I am now officially responsible for Felda and FGV affairs in support of the prime minister,” he said in a press conference after his winding-up speech at Umno AGM 2025 here today. He then clarified that the responsibilities fall under the Prime Minister’s Department, not the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development. - Malay Mail, 17/1/2026
FELDA is not just about FELDA SETTLERS - some is about the settlers, but MOST is NOT. It is a Government entity - and, as such, it concerns all Malaysians... it is the peoples' monies ...
Settler plantations account for approximately 56.2% of the primary agricultural land footprint, while FELDA’s corporate/own plantations make up the remaining 43.8%. Besides, this FELDA (nothing to do with the original/current settlers?) are involved in many other business ventures FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV), Felda Holdings Berhad (FHB), Felda Investment Corporation (FIC) and other entities.
PM Anwar Ibrahim and PH, after GE15, realised that it had little Malay support > and it looked like they wanted to get more Malay support - was that a reason why the FELDA Settler's debt was 'wiped out".... FELDA - RM10 Billion Bailout? Clarification needed...'Bailing out FELDA or Settlers?' No explanation how DEBT occurred?
Peneroka FELDA - malas silap sendiri atau silap UMNO-BN?Polisi Pembangkang?
FELDA belongs to Malaysian - settlers entitled to profit from their 475,000ha? Holding UMNO-BN hostage - 50 Parliamentary Seats?
Should the 1956 FELDA Scheme to help the poor be re-introduced?
ABOUT 15 years ago, tens of thousands of settlers signed a replanting agreement with Felda that activists claim has led to one of their biggest problems today – crushing debt.
“Only in the Madani Budget in November 2023 did I(PM Anwar) start to set aside RM990 million as an early allocation to dispose of Felda’s settlers’ debts which total RM8.3 billion,” he said.. - Malay Mail, 8/7/2023
Earlier, Anwar allegedly stated that FELDA SETTLERS debt(Not FELDA's debts) of RM8.3 billion have been 'wiped out' - Now, he is again talking about FELDA's losses of RM10 billion? Same or different? Are we talking about RM18 Billion plus here? If other plantation companies are doing well, why is FELDA not?
FELDA SETTLER's DEBT - Why did the government settle INDIVIDUALS debt? Was it because FELDA was to be blamed - by its actions of getting settlers' to enter bad 'agreements' leading to debt RATHER than encouraging Settlers to do themselves the work required to maintain their plantations? How could other smallholders do BETTER but FELDA Settlers with government advice/monitoring INCUR DEBTS rather than PROFITS?
WHITE PAPER - this was HOW the Government EXPLAINS - during PM Anwar's premiership we have yet to see any WHITE PAPER on KWAP, IMDB Recovery, the GISBH crackdown, the FAM-FIFA Scandal, ...A White Paper serves as the government's official account and justification
The Memali Incident White Paper (officially presented as Command Paper 21 Year 1986) was tabled in the Malaysian Parliament on February 25, 1986, by then-Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Tun Musa Hitam. It served as the government's official account and justification for the bloody siege on November 19, 1985, in Kampung Memali, Kedah. The clash resulted in 18 deaths: 14 civilians and 4 police officers.
In fact, even in Parliament - a recent observation is that the Government do sometimes not even give CLEAR and direct answers to questions asked. In Parliament too, a recent Star report disclosed a NEW bad trend where the government fails to answer questions directly and clearly in PARLIAMENT..' The Star’s analysis of the first 2026 Dewan Rakyat meeting from Jan 19 to March 3 found that at least one in nine written replies – 157 out of 1,354 – were flagged by MPs as being generic, deflective or failing to directly address the questions asked.(Star, 15/6/2026)“Of late, this has become – you ask A, they answer B,”(Star, 15/6/2026)
White Paper on the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) was in fact tabled by PM Mahathir's first PH Government in 2019 - see what AI searched revealed... so this explains why the PM after, Muhyiddin was also responding ...and raises the question as to what did ANWAR do after becoming Prime Minister now about 3 Years and 9 months? He should have stated what he had done - who was at fault precisely, were they charged in Court ... OR...
Anwar Ibrahim maybe a good politician, public speaker, party leader > BUT is he or Can he be a GOOD Prime Minister? I think another maybe a better Prime Minister... and maybe Anwar should just be an 'adviser'...Following the outcome of Sabah and Johor elections, PH needs to do a SERIOUS REVIEW and even consider replacing the Prime Minister ...IF IT wants to survive as a CREDIBLE political party...One must be 'sensitive' to the signs of the times including public feedback expressed through election results >> if not, PH may suffer the wrath of the people... and may not survive...
One wonders WHY Anwar is raising this FELDA issue now, just before Negeri Sembilan State elections? Is it to lay blame on Zahid who Anwar picked to assist him with FELDA? NOW, this is 'FOOLISH' because the person responsible for FELDA is PM/Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim himself...and the problems in FELDA has been known since 2019 - and thus, Anwar knew of the problems when he became Prime Minister in 2022 > THUS, what Anwar should be telling Malaysians NOW is WHAT has he done since becoming Prime Minister > has those responsible been prosecuted or removed? how has he dealt with this problem - if FELDA continued in the same state or incuring more debt ...THEN, Anwar Ibrahim personally has FAILED - Is it time for a NEW Prime Minister to deal with the problems?
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is RESPONSIBLE for all government doings and failures including FELDA, KWAP, Khazanah, Petronas, all Ministries, Departments, Agencies and even GLCs ...and even Public Officers > he cannot simply 'shift blame or responsibility' to others...he is PRIME MINISTER, and he picked his Cabinet, and even 'chose' who heads various agencies/departments and government entities... Likewise, the responsibility falls on all MPs who decide who is Prime Minister and who remains Prime Minister...
- Squandered IPO Proceeds: In 2012, FELDA's commercial arm, FGV Holdings Berhad (formerly Felda Global Ventures), raised RM10.5 billion through a public listing. The White Paper exposed that FELDA spent RM6 billion of those proceeds on loss-making, non-strategic, and unproductive ventures rather than securing the long-term interests of settlers. [1, 2, 3]
- Skyrocketing Institutional Debt: Due to poor investment choices by its subsidiary, Felda Investment Corporation (FIC), FELDA's total liabilities surged from RM1.2 billion in 2007 to RM14.4 billion by 2017. [1]
- Settler Debt Evasion: The paper highlighted a breakdown in the plantation supply chain. Over 20,000 settlers bypassed internal management and "hijacked" their own crops—selling their harvest to private middlemen to avoid automatic debt deductions owed to FELDA. [1, 2]
- Government Financial Aid: An allocation of RM6.23 billion in government grants, loans, and financial guarantees was approved to restructure FELDA’s debt obligations and maintain living assistance loans for settlers.
- Asset Divestment: Executing a strict exit strategy from non-core and underperforming assets globally to improve cash flow liquidity.
- New Land Management Model: Introducing a land rental model backed by a RM1 billion allocation. This allowed FELDA to consolidate aging, fragmented smallholder plots and manage them via commercial economies of scale using smart farming and precision agriculture.
- Settler Debt Restructuring: Overhauling the debt repayment collection system by rolling out modern pioneer cash-payment schemes to incentivize settlers to return their crop distribution to FGV factories. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Felda lost nearly RM10bil due to mismanagement, political meddling, says Anwar
The prime minister says the agency was brought down not by the settlers' work ethic, but by those entrusted to manage it.
Anwar said reports he received after returning to lead the government showed Felda was saddled with the debt, forcing the government to shoulder a heavy financial burden each year, Berita Harian reported.
“Eight years ago, there was a change in decisions. (There was) excessive political interference. In the end, the RM10 billion in profits has now turned into losses.
“I am now taking over and looking after Felda. Why? I received reports that Felda owes nearly RM10 billion. This is not politics, this is a fact,” he was quoted as saying during the Semarak Kenegaraan programme at Kem Syed Sirajuddin in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, today.
Anwar said that under past leaders such as Raja Alias Raja Muhammad Ali and the late Taib Andak, Felda was managed efficiently, becoming the world’s largest plantation company and delivering good returns to settler families developing the land scheme.
He said the agency’s decline was not because of settlers failing to work hard, but because of those entrusted with managing it betraying that trust.
“Did the settlers not work hard? No. The problem was that those entrusted with responsibility betrayed that trust. This is the reality today,” he said.
Anwar also said the younger generation who would inherit the country had a responsibility to safeguard peace and prevent elements that stop society from progressing.
He said the country would remain peaceful and secure if the position of Malay leadership, the Malay royal institutions, and leadership in key national institutions continued to be upheld based on integrity and trust. - FMT, 27/7/2026
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