NFC bosses to open supermart in S'pore...

Frustrated by the inaction of the authorities on the National Feedlot Centre scandal, PKR claimed today that Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil's family was in the midst of operating an upmarket supermarket in Singapore.

The new venture may be funded with the RM250 million government soft loan given to NFC, the opposition party added.

The supermarket operator, Singapore-registered Farmhouse Supermarkets Pte Ltd, is jointly owned by Mohd Salleh Ismail, second son Wan Shahinur Izran and youngest daughter Wan Izzana Fatimah Zabedah.

They are family members of Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli said today that Farmhouse had entered into an agreement with a luxury retail mall named Star Vista, to be its anchor tenant, taking up 28 units on the second floor.

Rafizi has made a site visit to the mall which is under construction at a prime location near Nanyang Technology University.

A check with the Singapore Competition Commission revealed that the retail rental at such locations goes at S$350-500 per sq m, which means that floor area of some 3,000 sq m floor would cost Farmhouse about S$900,000 a month or RM2.2 million a month, he added.

Rafizi  said he believes that the company's financial documents show that the modus operandi used by NFC to purchase luxury condominiums in Singapore has been repeated in the supermarket business.

He said the RM250 million government soft loan intended for the National Feedlot Centre project was used as collateral to get extended loan facility from two banks - Maybank and UOB.

The supermarket is expected to be operational later this year when the mall opens, said Rafizi.

'Freeze personal assets, too'

Worrying that part of the government soft loan will now be sunk into the supermarket business, Rafizi demanded a freeze - not just of NFC's assets, but all the personal assets of Shahrizat's family members.

He said it is obvious that money from the soft loan has been transferred to other companies under their names.

"PKR urges NFC to come clean on its financial commitments through Farmhouse, including the rental agreement signed. Before this, they wanted a restaurant to promote the beef, that's fair, but what about supermarket?"

During the press conference at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Rafizi distributed copies of a recruitment advertisement placed by Farmhouse from Jan 17 to Feb 16 in the republic.

"The advertisement was published after (Prime Minister) Najib (Abdul Razak) announced that NFC assets have been frozen. Even as the country boils in anger, you have the family of Shahrizat doing business as usual," he quipped.

Najib had announced the freeze of NFC assets pending the completion of investigations, but the company has claimed that it is still "business as usual".
If the authorities still fail to act, warned Rafizi, PKR will do a weekly expose on the scandal until the Parliament sits next month.

Ampang MP Zuraidah Kamaruddin, who was present, threatened to move an urgent motion in Parliament if the government does not take action.

When contacted, NFC executive director Wan Shahinur Izran said the company will issue a statement on the allegation soon.- malaysiakini

Questions raised over Singapore supermarket owned by Shahrizat’s family

NFCorp terlibat perniagaan pasaraya mewah di Singapura

PKR hari ini mendedahkan National Feedlot Corporation(NFCorp) turut terlibat dalam perniagaan pasaraya mewah di Singapura, selain tiga buah restoran dan pelaburan RM44 juta kondominium  di republik  itu. 

Menurut Pengarah Strategi KEADILAN, Rafizi Ramli, perniagaan itu dikendalikan syarikat Farmhouse Supermarkets Pte Ltd yang dimiliki suami Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil – Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail dan dua anak mereka, Wan Shahinur Izram Salleh dan Wan Izrarana Fatimah Zabedah.

Siasatannya  mendapati Farmhouse Supermarkets Pte Ltd  menjadi penyewa utama kepada kompleks pasaraya mewah Star Vista, di kawasan elit berdekatan Nanyang Technology University.

“Pasaraya yang diusahakan oleh Farmhouse Supermarkets Pte Ltd ini dijangka mula beroperasi dalam suku ketiga tahun ini, apabila kompleks Star Vista siap,” jelas beliau dalam sidang media di Ibu Pejabat KEADILAN hari ini.

Syarikat itu juga, katanya, telah menandatangani perjanjian sewaan dengan pemaju, CapitalMalls bagi 28 unit ruang kedai di kompleks tersebut.

Sewa ruang kedai yang setiap satu berkeluasan 3,000 meter persegi itu dianggar mencecah S$900,000 sebulan atau RM2.2 juta, mengikut harga pasaran semasa.

“Sudah tentu perniagaan pasaraya ini akan dibiayai oleh dana awam yang disalurkan bagi tujuan penternakan lembu seperti yang dimandatkan oleh NFC, seperti yang berlaku di dalam pembelian-pembelian aset mewah lain sebelum ini,” tegasnya.

Sehubungan itu,  katanya, KEADILAN mendesak  NFC menjelaskan komitmen kewangan yang telah dibuat melalui Farmhouse Supermarkets Pte Ltd, termasuk perjanjian sewaan yang telah dimeterai.

“Tindakan tegas perlu dilakukan segera untuk merampas kembali kesemua dana yang telah diselewengkan secepat mungkin dan mendakwa individu terbabit di mahkamah atas tuduhan pecah amanah dan jenayah perdagangan.

“Jika ini tidak berlaku dalam minggu ini, KEADILAN akan melakukan pendedahan setiap minggu hinggalah Dewan Rakyat bersidang pertengahan bulan Mac ini,” tegas beliau. - keadilandaily

NFC beli pasaraya pula di Singapura

Kecewa dengan kegagalan kerajaan bertindak terhadap syarikat penternakan lembu Perbadanan Fidlot Kebangsaan (NCFC) yang didakwa terbabit dengan penyelewengan dana RM250 juta, PKR hari ini mendedahkan bahawa syarikat berkenaan memiliki sebuah pasaraya mewah di Singapura.

Pengendali pasar raya itu yang berdaftar di Singapura, Farmhouse Supermarkets Pte Ltd dimiliki bersama oleh suami Ketua Wanita Umno Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil - Datuk Mohd Salleh Ismail - bersama dua anak mereka, Wan Shahinur Izran, dan Wan Izzana Fatimah Zabedah.
Menurut Pengarah Strategi PKR Rafizi Ramli, Farmhouse memeterai perjanjian dengan pusat peruncitan mewah yang dinamakan Star Vista, untuk menjadi penyewa utama pusat membeli-belah itu dengan menyewa 28 unit di tingkat dua.

Rafizi juga telah mengunjungi tapak pusat membeli-belah yang masih dalam pembinaan di lokasi utama berhampiran Universiti Teknologi Nanyang di Singapura.

Semakan dengan Suruhanjaya Persaingan, kata Rafizi mendedahkan bahawa sewa di lokasi utama itu adalah sekitar harga SGD350 hingga SGD500 bagi setiap meter persegi.

Justeru, katanya ini bermakna sewa bulanan bagi kira-kira 3,000 meter persegi yang disewa di pusat membeli-belah yang disewa dari Farmhouse adalah sekitar SGD900,000 atau RM2.2 juta.- malaysiakini

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