Did Berjaya Corporation participate in casino licence talks for Forest City?

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Berjaya Corporation Denies Involvement in Forest City Casino Licence Discussions

Berjaya Corporation Berhad (BCorp) has categorically denied that its founder, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, participated in any discussions regarding a casino licence for the Forest City project in Johor. The company stated that articles published by Bloomberg LP and The Edge Singapore on April 25, which suggested such involvement, contained factually inaccurate information. BCorp maintains that these publications were made with malicious intent and has lodged a police report to investigate the alleged unnamed sources.
Allegations of Factual Inaccuracies

BCorp issued a statement specifically addressing articles titled ‘Malaysia in talks with the tycoons on casino to revive $100 billion Forest City’ by Bloomberg LP and ‘Malaysia mulls casino at Forest City’ by The Edge Singapore. The company asserted that these reports misrepresented its supposed involvement in discussions with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim concerning the Forest City project. Furthermore, BCorp clarified that Tan did not engage in any talks with Genting Group’s Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay or representatives of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, on this matter.
Claims of Malicious Intent

The corporation expressed a strong belief that the publications, containing what it described as completely false and untrue statements, were disseminated with the deliberate aim of inciting political upheaval, eroding public trust, and distorting public perceptions of Sultan Ibrahim and the prime minister. BCorp highlighted that neither news agency had made any effort to verify the accuracy of the statements attributed to an "unnamed source" before publishing.
Police Report Filed to Identify Sources

In response to the inaccurate reports, BCorp lodged a police report on April 26. This action is intended to initiate an investigation aimed at identifying the purported "unnamed source" that provided information for the articles. The company expressed confidence in the police's ability to investigate the matter thoroughly and encouraged publications to exercise greater tact and verify allegations before dissemination.
Prime Minister's Prior Denial

The assertions made by BCorp align with previous statements from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Last week, the Prime Minister had already insisted that reports suggesting his administration was considering a casino licence for Forest City were untrue and labelled them as "a lie."

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