{
  "id": 13858906,
  "title": "Semantan Estate files fresh suit seeking sale of RM13b Duta Enclave land or recompense",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/semantan-estate-files-fresh-suit-seeking-sale-of-rm13b-duta-enclave-13858906",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T03:05:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/12/semantan-estate-files-fresh-suit-seeking-sale-of-rm13b-duta-enclave-land-or-recompense/238766"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd has initiated fresh legal proceedings against the Malaysian federal government, seeking either the sale of the 263.272-acre Duta Enclave land in Kuala Lumpur or compensation based on its estimated market value of RM12 billion to RM13 billion. Despite previous appellate rulings that barred the company from regaining physical possession or securing a re-transfer of the registered land title, Semantan Estate maintains that it is the lawful beneficial owner of the prime land. The lawsuit names the federal government, the Federal Lands Commissioner, and five other federal land administrators and registrars as defendants, claiming that the government continues to occupy and commercially benefit from the land, which now houses major administrative complexes. The estate argues that the federal government holds the land on constructive trust and should be compelled to auction or sell the asset on the open market, with all net proceeds remitted to the plaintiff.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Semantan Estate seeks Duta Enclave sale or current value compensation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/semantan-estate-seeks-duta-enclave-sale-or-current-value-compensation",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:08:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Semantan Estate files fresh suit seeking sale of RM13b Duta Enclave land or recompense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/semantan-estate-files-fresh-suit-seeking-sale-of-rm13b-duta-enclave",
        "published": "2026-10-12T03:05:07.000Z"
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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."
}