Melaka government urges Selangor MB to accept payment

MELAKA, Feb 2 — The Melaka government urged Selangor Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to adopt a proactive attitude and accept the RM5.439 million in quit rent arrears that Yayasan Melaka is footing on behalf of Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK) Selangor.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said Khalid should not offer excuses not to accept the payment.

He told this to reporters after checking on preparation’s for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s upcoming visit to Melaka, at Pantai Kelebang here today.

He was commenting on news reports today which said that Khalid would not accept the payment as the deadline to settle YBK’s quit rent arrears amounting to the sum remitted by Yayasan Melaka ended on Friday.

The Selangor government and YBK had been on the warpath over the quit rent arrears for YBK’s 526 hectares of land in Serendah, Selangor. — Bernama

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