PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed that he has spoken to tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary to clarify that the monopoly of rice importing in the country was not a concession of any kind, and was originally awarded to Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) and not to any individual.
In a press conference held after a special cabinet meeting, Anwar said Syed Mokhtar had purchased 31% of Bernas’s shares from Tan Sri Tan Boon Seng for RM800mil, and from a company owned by former Federal Territories minister Tan Sri Shahidan Kassim for RM400mil.
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