State-owned Sabah Mineral Management Sdn Bhd (SMM) has denied that any company linked to the prime minister's former aide, Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak, was granted a prospecting licence in the state.

Farhash also issued a denial, as well as a cease and desist letter against MalaysiaNow over its article, which made the allegation.

When contacted, SMM CEO Natasha Sim said...