Vincent Tan and influence over Mahathir-and the matter of only a few projects

Vincent Tan in 2008:
"If I'm so influential, surely I would have lots of projects," he said.
(DR MAHATHIR IS MY FRIEND, SAYS VINCENT TAN
29 January 2008,Bernama Daily Malaysian News)

Vincent Tan in 1994:
"it is important to be friendly with the government of the day. People always say that I get projects because I am close to the prime minister. Do you think I would keep getting projects if I didn't deliver them successfully?"
(GET RICH QUICK - THE MALAYSIAN AFFAIR.
By Maurice Chittenden, Nick Rufford, John Davision and Mark Skipworth.
13 March 1994,The Sunday Times)



And the very few projects:


Sports Toto was privatised to Tan in 1985. In 1993, Indah Water won the privatisation of the national sewage disposal project. Tan's Berjaya group had the largest 20% block in Indah Water then.
(Merdeka Special: Evolution of Corporate Malaysia
By Leela Barrock ,3 September 2007
The Edge Malaysia (Weekly)

In 2004, the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi knocked back plans by Ascot Sports, a private company controlled by tycoon Vincent Tan, to operate a potentially lucrative sports-betting concession, although Mr Tan's company was duly licensed by former premier Mahathir Mohamad in 2003. .
(M'sian govt unlikely to allow casino in Penang
S Jayasankaran In Kuala Lumpur ,7 January 2006,Business Times Singapore)


Berjaya Group Bhd's unit Bukit Tinggi Resort Sdn Bhd has denied market rumours that is has been given a licence to operate a casino at its Colmar Tropicale resort in Bukit Tinggi, a company official told AFX-Asia.
"It is not true. We have not been given a licence to operate a casino in Bukit Tinggi. We have 250 licences to operate slot machines," the official said when asked to comment on rumours in the market that the company has been given a casino licence

Malaysia's Berjaya Grp not given casino licence at Bukit Tinggi - co official.
23 April 2003,AFX Asia)


The other projects :

43. Lawn Bowling and Indoor Netball Stadium Project at Bukit Kiara (Alam Baiduri Sdn Bhd comprising Berjaya Leisure Bhd - Tan Sri Datuk Thong Yaw Hong, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, Datuk Danny Tan Chee Sing, Wan Lokman Wan Ibrahim and Azman Aziz).

54. Kuala Lumpur LinearCity (KL LinearCity Sdn Bhd comprising Hotel Resort Enterprise Sdn Bhd, Champ Factor Sdn Bhd, Ilham Ombak Sdn Bhd, Wasanas Sdn Bhd, Kamka Sdn Bhd and Ahmad Yasminah & Family - Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, David Chew, Kamariah Kamaruddin, the late Datuk Wan Adli Wan Ibrahim, Ahmad Abdullah and Yasminah Tor Ahmad).

56. KL People-Mover Rapid Transit (KL PRT Sdn Bhd comprising KL LinearCity Sdn Bhd and KL Monorail Concessionaire Sdn Bhd - Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, David Chew, the late Datuk Wan Adli Wan Ibrahim and Jamil Malek).

116. Privatisation of national sewerage services (Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd comprising Northwest Water Sdn Bhd, Berjaya Industries Sdn Bhd, Armed Forces Superannuation Fund, Koperasi Polis Malaysia Berhad, Aims Worldwide Sdn Bhd - Tan Sri Vincent Tan, the late Datuk Wan Adli Wan Ibrahim, Datuk Ghazi Ramli, Armed Forces Superannuation Fund, Koperasi Polis Malaysia Berhad).



(Recipients of privatised projects.

21 June 1998,New Sunday Times)

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