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  "id": 10578758,
  "title": "Ex-FIC CEO pleads not guilty to two charges over Felda land deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ex-fic-ceo-pleads-not-guilty-to-two-charges-over-felda-land-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:42:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1543523/ex-fic-ceo-pleads-not-guilty-two-charges-over-felda-land-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC) CEO Mohd Zaid Abdul Jalil has pleaded not guilty to two charges of cheating the company's board regarding a proposed commercial development of Felda land in Jalan Semarak. Zaid is accused of misleading the board into believing that Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd was suitable to be appointed as the project's Project Delivery Partner-Master Developer, and of overstating the value of the Felda land by claiming it was worth RM330.96 million when the actual valuation was RM691.7 million. Both charges fall under Section 417 of the Penal Code.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Felda Investment ex-CEO to face charges today over KLVC project misappropriation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/felda-investment-ex-ceo-to-face-charges-today-over-klvc-project",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:12:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-CEO of Felda investment arm charged over Jalan Semarak project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ex-ceo-of-felda-investment-arm-charged-over-jalan-semarak-project",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Ex-FIC CEO pleads not guilty to two charges over Felda land deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/updated-ex-fic-ceo-pleads-not-guilty-to-two-charges-over-felda-land",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:42:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ex-FIC CEO claims trial over alleged deception of board in FELDA land deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ex-fic-ceo-claims-trial-over-alleged-deception-of-board-in-felda-land",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}