THE Tanjung Piai by-election has come and gone but Felda settlers remain the poorer. When Felda Global Ventures (FGV) was about to be floated on the main market of Bursa Malaysia, it was well known that more than 50% of the oil palm trees were more than 20 years old.
At about the time of the float, several commentators had, in not so many words, painted a picture that Malaysia (or Felda) had become complacent.
