Mindef lodges MACC report over iffy land deals, more expected


PUTRAJAYA: The Defence Ministry has lodged a report with anti-corruption authorities over the land swap deals scandal, which cost the ministry more than RM500mil in losses.

The report lodged on Thursday (Feb 21) was over the questionable land swap deal involving the army camp built in Paloh in Kluang, Johor and in Hutan Melintang in Perak, frontpaged in The Star today (Feb 21).

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