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Former agriculture minister Mohd Effendi Norwawi told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today that he had never received complaints of lying by former transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik regarding the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project.

OC Phang says the Finance Ministry and Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd, the company which sold the land, also did not give her such a letter.

A witness told the High Court Kuala Lumpur today that the Finance Ministry had recommended that the acquisition of land for the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project by made by repossessing the site because it was cheaper than buying it.

A Port Klang Authority (PKA) legal adviser told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today in the corruption trial of former transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik, that its former general manager OC Phang had refused to consult the attorney-general (AG) on the terms of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) land deal.

The Putrajaya Sessions Court has transferred former transport minister Chan Kong Choy's cheating case to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

UPDATED 6.45PM PKFZ TRIAL The cost would be lower, a former ministry official told the transport minister.

LING LIONG SIK TRIAL This was stated in a note from the Transport Ministry to the cabinet, highlighting the Finance Ministry’s concerns.

The Sessions Court in Shah Alam was told today that Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) did not allow the construction of the whole Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) electricity infrastructure to be carried out on turnkey basis.

PKFZ TRIAL A Transport Ministry officer testifies he worked out Port Klang Free Zone land cost without taking the interest factor into consideration.

UPDATED 6.20PM A mere ‘confusion’ resulted in the special value of RM21 psf to be jacked up to RM25, the Kuala Lumpur High Court was told today.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today dismissed an application by former transport minister Ong Tee Keat and two others to strike out a misfeasance in public office suit filed by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) against them.

Former transport minister Chan Kong Choy, who was charged with cheating former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, wants his case stayed, pending disposal of former transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik’s cheating trial.

UPDATED 6.25PM Former Transport Ministry deputy SG agrees that Ling had neither raised an objection nor consented to the land purchase.

Retired Transport Ministry deputy SG agrees it was his responsibility to inform Ling of any discrepancies in agreements or minutes.

UPDATED 2.45PM Even before getting the green light, then-GM OC Phang had issued an offer letter to buy the 999.5 acre plot.

UPDATED 3.45PM This is because the Finance Ministry ‘objected’ to the terms in purchasing the 999.5 acres plot in Puala Indah from KDSB.

However, former deputy SG Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor tells the court KPA insisted on purchasing the 999.5 acres of land.

It was not even able to bear 50 percent of the land acquisition cost, says former deputy SG Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor.

UPDATED 5.35PM Former DG Mani Usilappan says the Valuation Dept ‘didn't agree’ to a deferred payment period of 15 years.

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UPDATED 6.38PM The case of PKFZ, however, is one of those few times the gov't did not, the KL High Court was told today.

This comes after a witness was asked about a letter written by the former minister.

Ex-Valuation Department director Sahari Mahadi confirms that PKA overpaid KDSB by including another 7 percent per annum.