{
  "id": 10583561,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/29/ex-ceo-of-felda-investment-arm-charged-over-jalan-semarak-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zaid Abdul Jalil, the former CEO of Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd, has been charged with deceiving the company's board of directors in connection with a commercial development project at Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur. The charges were brought by prosecutors two years after the alleged incidents occurred. Zaid is accused of presenting a false case to the board, leading them to believe that Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd was eligible to be appointed as the master developer for the project, when in reality, they were only eligible as the master planners. This deception allegedly resulted in the board approving Synergy Promenade's appointment, which led to further misrepresentations of the project's market value and valuation.",
  "summary": "Zaid Abdul Jalil claims trial to two charges of deceiving FIC’s board of directors over the 2014 project’s master developer appointment and evaluation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "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-10585906",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:42:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}