Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak has issued a letter of demand to Channel News Asia (CNA) over its report on the businessperson’s alleged attempt to “take control” of NexG Berhad, which holds billions in government contracts.

The report last night also claimed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim “ordered” Farhash to cease attempts to take over NexG, a key technology and security solutions company for Putrajaya.

Quoting corporate executives and government officials as anonymous sources, the report stated that the supposed order to Farhash, who is a former political secretary to Anwar, was...