KUCHING, Jan 26,
2015: An explosive new research report by the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund discloses
that Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS), a Kuching-based infrastructure company, received
over USD 1.4 billion (MYR 4.9 billion) in state contracts since its takeover by
the relatives of Sarawak Governor and former Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud.
The report, entitled “Corruption Management Sarawak –
Cahya Mata Sarawak and Malaysia’s Taib family” analyses 89 contracts granted to
CMS by Malaysian government agencies between 1993 and 2013.