NAJIB Razak, the Prime
Minister, has today announced a 1.68-billion ringgit ($550m) windfall for oil
palm farmers as he looks set to call a snap election within the next few weeks.
Each of the 112,635 settlers
in land schemes of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will get 15,000
ringgit in three equal payments. The money will form about a fifth of proceeds
of an initial public offering (IPO) of 2.19 billion shares of Felda Global
Ventures Holdings (FGVH).
FGVH hopes to raise about 9
billion ringgit when it lists on Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian stock exchange,
next month. It is the world’s second largest IPO this year after Facebook.
“We are making history with
this windfall,” Najib told 30,000 settlers in his peninsular Pahang home state.
“This listing marks a new era and is a step forward from my father’s dream.”
Najib’s late father Abdul
Razak Hussein started Felda in the 1950s by giving land to poor Malays to grow
oil palms. Now settlers on 880,000 hectares have become a significant bloc of
votes in 52 of the country’s 222 parliamentary seats. Malays have traditionally
voted for the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the dominant party of
the ruling 13-member Barisan Nasional coalition.
Najib does not have to call
elections until March next year. But he has hinted that he would call one soon.
Malaysia is the world’s
second producer of palm oil after Indonesia. It exported 83.4 billion ringgit
of crude palm oil (CPO) last year. (Insight Sabah)
Mungkin PRU-13 tidak akan diadakan pada bulan ini ataupun bulan depan kerana Najib bakal membuat lawatan ke luar negara pada bulan ni, jika PRU akan diadakan mustahil beliau akan keluar negara masa ini.
ReplyDeleteDijangka bulan Julai PRU13 akan diadakan. Jadi tunggu saja la Julai menjelang.
DeletePeneroka Felda bakal menerima RM 15,000, ini adalah berita baik kepada mereka yang sudah lama berusaha.
ReplyDeletepeneroka Felda tidak pernah diabaikan, byk manfaat mereka perolehi.
ReplyDeleteUntunglah warga Felda..dapat imbuhan yang banyak
ReplyDeleteKeuntungan tu hasil daripada hasil sendiri dan keprihatinan Kerajaan kepada Felda
DeleteSatu berita yang baik kepada warga Felda.
ReplyDeleteinilah hasilnya bila peneroka Felda menuruti perancangan bijak kerajaan melalui penyenaraian FGVH ke bursa malaysia..
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