Mokhzani baru-baru ini menguasai Kamunting Corp. Bhd melalui beberapa instrumen pembeliannya secara tidak langsung.

Kamunting telah menjadi syarikat pembinaan setelah penyusunan semula kumpulan Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd. Ia mendapat banyak kontrak lumayan seperti pusat pentadbiran kerajaan di Putrajaya.

Unit pembinaannya, Putrajaya Perdana Sdn Bhd dipercayai mengepalai satu konsortium yang akan membina projek bernilai RM1.2 billion untuk pusat ekspo dan persidangan terbaru negara (National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC).

Rakyat tentunya akan tertanya-tanya mengapa perlu dibina pusat perdagangan di dalam HUTAN ini dengan belanja menggila RM1.2 bilion? Sistem pengangkutan ke Putrajaya sendiri masih kesukaran - bagaimana kita mampu meraih keuntungan? Lagipun banyak pusat seperti ini di negara kita masih lengang dan sedang di ambang kerugian.

Ramai yang tidak tahu perpindahan pejabat kerajaan ke Putrajaya sebenarnya memberi keuntungan dan pendapatan mudah kepada pemilik bangunan di sana. (siapa lagi?) Mereka BUKAN berpindah dan DUDUK PERCUMA sebenarnya! Menurut rakan saya, jabatannya terpaksa membayar sewa yang lebih mahal di Putrajaya berbanding sewa sekarang di sebuah menara di ibu kota. Maknanya Putrajaya adalah satu perniagaan hartanah yang sebenarnya...... yang berselindung di balik tabir bernama kerajaan. Padahal ia untuk kroni menumpang senang satu rompakkan kekayaan melalui perpindahan yang dipaksakan.

-TJr Kapal Berita-

http://www.bizedge.com.my/article.cfm?id=2725

Mokhzani is major shareholder in refocused Kamunting

By Joycelyn Lee (Friday, 23-03-2001)

Kamunting Corporation Bhd, which has been undergoing shareholding and corporate changes over the last one year, is seeing the entry of another high-profile substantial stakeholder.

Pantai Holdings Bhd and Tongkah Holdings Bhd chief Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir has announced to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange this week of his 26.93 per cent equity interest comprising 211.67 million in the newly refocused Kamunting.

Mokhzani holds the stake indirectly through Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), which is the major shareholder of Kamunting. E&O's unit Dynamic Degree Sdn Bhd bought a 23.1 per cent controlling block in Kamunting for RM127 million or 70 sen each last July.

Mokhzani's interest in E&O is held through Avenue Assets Bhd, which in turn is controlled by Pantai.

Avenue Assets emerged as a substantial shareholder of E&O with a 15.95 per cent stake after it sold True Vitality (which owns five acres of land along the diplomatic enclave along Jalan Tun Razak) to E&O for RM57 million.

Kamunting, which has been turned into a construction and development group following the restructuring of the Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd group, has secured several contracts including those at the Putrajaya Federal Administrative Centre.

Its construction unit Putrajaya Perdana Sdn Bhd-led Putra Perdana consortium is believed to have emerged as the frontrunner for the RM1.2 billion National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) project.

Comments To This Article:

1. Exhibition Hall (adrianlim, 26/03/2001)
   

   We need the exhibition hall to exhibit the office space available in the city
   
   

   
   

2. NECC Exhibition Centre (atys, 26/03/2001)
   

   Do not drain the national resources for grand project which does not generate cash flow and profit. Put money in positive return projects.
   

   
   

3. Kamunting to build exhibition centre in Putra Jaya (rwk, 24/03/2001)
   

   How many exhibition centres does the country need anyway? The one in Subang is not even ready, and they are already in trouble and asking the govt for a soft loan.