SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that relevant stakeholders will take action against a report that the government is mulling a casino licence for Forest City in Johor.
Asked if the government will take action against the report, Anwar replied, "They will take the necessary action".
"Those who were mentioned will take necessary action," he said in a brief reply after Friday prayers at Pusat Muktamar Islam of the Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) here.
Yesterday, Anwar denied reports that the government is mulling a casino licence to revive Forest City in Johor.
In a brief response to the media, Anwar, who is also Finance Minister said: "On the casino licence, it's a lie, that's not right. Nope."
He was asked if reports that the government wanted a casino licence for Forest City were true.
A Bloomberg report yesterday claimed that Malaysia was in early discussions with tycoons on opening a casino in Forest City, in an effort to revive the RM478.35 billion property project.
Quoting sources, it said Anwar had met with Berjaya Corporation Berhad founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Genting Group's Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay last week about the development in Johor.
It added that Anwar, senior government officials and the businessmen had lunch and meetings over the possibility of granting another casino licence.