Anwar Ibrahim: “Settlers did not fail to work hard. The problem is those entrusted with responsibility betrayed that trust. That is the…”

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Since Independence in 1957, no new Malay reserve land had been created in Kuala Lumpur. Existing land was simply being sold off.

When I became Prime Minister in 2022, we reclaimed the 480-acre (194.3-hectare) Bandar Malaysia site in 2023, land previously been held by China and a private company. I reclaimed it because regulations had been violated.

Therefore, for the first time since Independence in 1957, the Madani Government has designated some of Kuala Lumpur’s most valuable land as Malay reserve land.