Anwar Ibrahim: “The government has a responsibility to ensure that those entrusted with public office uphold the highest standards of…”

Settlers did not fail to work hard. The problem is those entrusted with responsibility betrayed that trust. That is the reality today,

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.

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

Close cooperation between the federal and state governments is essential to ensuring that national development is planned in an inclusive, sustainable and comprehensive manner for the benefit of the people.