Just when we believed that the scandalous 2018 Geeko Tech Sdn Bhd (Geeko Tech) saga, involving the amateurish modus operandi of key players Elizabeth Ken Tzu Ying, aka Elly Ken, and Emil Rinaldi Sjaiful using Tencent‘s name as bait to sell their “product” was a thing of the past, it appears we were mistaken.

BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd & MAHB’s MD Iskandar Mizal

Iskandar Mizal of POS Malaysia, Biotech Corporation Sdn Bhd and Media Prima fame! Now the MD of MAHB.

In a recent development, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) fell prey to the tactics employed by BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd‘s Elizabeth Ken and/or Emil Rinaldi, and/or the close associate of its Managing Director, Iskandar Mizal. Intriguingly, Iskandar Mizal played a crucial role in urging the MAHB board to approve this so-called joint venture with the company, which also leverages the renowned Chinese company Tencent as bait. But why? We’ll delve into the details later.

Tencent, often considered the Chinese equivalent of Google, is the very reason in 2018 Tourism Malaysia (TM) was deceived in the Speedy Gonzales Geeko deal worth RM99.693 million. For the benefit of our new readers, we will endeavor to explain the scandalous Geeko saga and the impending scandal involving MAHB.

To fully grasp the impending scandal involving MAHB and BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd, it’s crucial to first comprehend the modus operandi employed by the key players in the scandalous Geeko deal.

Let’s begin with an introduction to BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd – Elizabeth Ken Is The Founder / CEO

The above was the screenshot taken from BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd some two weeks ago. It show Elizabeth Ken aka Elly Ken as the founder and CEO. Lets hope this is still in the BXC website.

BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd Tried To Get Ministry of Tourism & Cultures (MOTAC) To Hv a JV With Them – But MOTAC Officers Knew About Elizabeth Ken & Partner Were Detained By MACC For The Scandalous Geeko RM99.693 million Deal – So NO DEAL

According to reliable sources between August and October 2022, Elizabeth Ken and her special “partner” approached the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) under a new guise, BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd. Their intent was to sell a similar “product” as Geeko, once again using Tencent as bait. Elizabeth Ken conducted a presentation, but Elizabeth Ken and his partner rung the alarm bell amongst the vigilant officers at MOTAC/Tourism Malaysia (TM) as she was still fresh in their mind. They all recognized sweeties Elizabeth Ken and quickly alerted the then Minister of MOTAC about Elizabeth Ken’s involvement in the infamous scandalous RM99.693 million Geeko deal, which had brought MOTAC and TM into disrepute. The so-called new deal under the guise of BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd faced an instant death! Bravo to the then Minister of MOTAC, YB Nancy Shukri!

Iskandar Mizal: Did you and/or your macai perform the due diligence on what Elizabeth Ken and partner “informed” you or put in their proposal that MOTAC had agreed to JV with BXC? No?

Iskandar should come clean to tell the truth too the BOD of MAHB that no due diligence have been done by him or his macai on all the puffs dished out by Elizabeth Ken and partner in their proposals to MAHB!

It was a clear serious dereliction of duties by useless Iskandar by not performing due diligence on what had been claimed by BXC and/or Elizabeth Ken and partner.

Let see what the BOD is going to do to this incompetent and dubious character!

In 2019 Both Siew Ka Wei & his media specialist in Redberry Elizabeth Ken Were Arrested & Detained by MACC for 4 days

NST report 9.10.2019 on the arrest and detention of Siew Ka Wei, the then Chairman of Tourism Malaysia and executive chairman of public listed company Ancom Bhd & sweeties Elizabeth Ken, a media specialist of Redberry Media Group, which is an outfit of Ancom Bhd.

Both Elizabeth Ken and the then Tourism Malaysia chairman, Siew Ka Wei, who also held positions as the executive chairman of Ancom Bhd and Managing Director of Redberry Media Group, were arrested and detained by MACC for four days starting January 9, 2019. Subsequently, they were released on bail. At present, neither of them has been charged with corruption — YET.

An excerpt from an interview of Siew Ka Wei by The Edge.

On August 31, 2020, Siew Ka Wei was quoted in an interview with The Edge, bragging at the end of the interview to mislead that the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had cleared him of corruption as follows:

“I thank them (MACC) for their professionalism. They cleared me in this case early this year (2020) and issued an NFA (No Further action) in January. ..!” For the full interview please read in HERE – Ancom hits the reset button | The Edge Markets).

Interestingly, The Edge did NOT mention in their report that they had seen an official letter from the MACC to confirm what Siew Ka Wei had said! To date, the MACC has not issued any public statement indicating that both Siew Ka Wei and his partner, media specialist sweeties Elizabeth Ken have been cleared of all corruption charges and given an NFA (No Further Action) notice as claimed. For all intents and purposes, Siew Ka Wei’s partner has never been cleared by MACC because she didn’t claim to have been cleared by MACC. This peculiar statement seems to be something only Siew Ka Wei himself can comprehend. In fact, if one is cleared by MACC, there would be no need for issuance of an NFA notice in the first place. As a corporate wizard, Siew Ka Wei should have known better that he should produced a letter of clearance from MACC to support his claim.

Iskandar: Did you do any due diligence on this matter? To be consistent, the answer should be an OBVIOUS NO!

NFA Does Not Equate To An Acquittal By The Court

It is worth noting that even if the MACC had issued an NFA for Siew Ka Wei’s corruption case in connection with the Geeko scandal, which seems highly unlikely, it would NOT equate to an acquittal by a court. As such, the MACC and/or the Attorney General’s Chambers are free to file corruption charges against Siew Ka Wei and/or Elizabeth Ken at any given time. Time bars do not apply to criminal matters. It is essential for Siew Ka Wei to refrain from misleading journalists, government agencies/GLCs, and ministries on such issues. May be he desperately needed to sell himself as a clean corporate man after widely publicised arrest and 4 days detention by MACC !

At the time of these events, Siew Ka Wei held the position of chairman of Tourism Malaysia (TM), while simultaneously serving as the executive chairman of Ancom Bhd and Managing Director of Redberry Media Group, which is part of Ancom Bhd.

In The RM99.693 million Geeko Contract, Elizabeth Ken Featured Prominently

Elizabeth Ken, an ‘extraordinarily capable’ officer at Geeko, managed to secure the scandalous Geeko deal worth RM99.693 million for TM to evaluate without negotiation on April 3, 2018. The very next day, April 4, 2018, at 11:45 am, TM’s Lembaga Perolehan “A” approved the RM99.693 million deal. Astoundingly, on that same day, the scandalous RM99.693 million contract was prepared and signed! The deal was sealed with lightning speed on April 4, 2018 — possibly the fastest of its kind in Malaysian history. For details of the scandalous Geeko RM99.693 million, please read HERE.

Elizabeth Ken signed the scandalous Geeko contract of RM99.693 million as the CEO of Geeko with Tourism Malaysia! By sheer coincidence, the same Elizabeth Ken aka Elly Ken is also the founder and CEO of BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd, which is now embroiled with MAHB!

Why The Geeko Contract Was Capped At RM99.693 mil?

One might wonder why the the scandalous Geeko deal was capped at RM99.693 million. The reason is that if it had exceeded RM100 million, a different set of rules from the Ministry of Finance would apply, making approval more challenging and rendering it impossible to complete the deal at such a rapid pace i.e. in one day. In reality, the evaluation, negotiation and approval process would take weeks, if not months.

TM signed the Contract With a 5 month old Geeko – Tencent!

Interestingly, when the contract was signed on April 4, 2018, Geeko was merely a five-month-old company. Yet, it effortlessly secured a RM99.693 million contract with a government agency, Tourism Malaysia. Securing this deal seemed as easy as enjoying a nasi lemak breakfast!

When Geeko Was Exposed, Siew Ka Wei As Chairman of Tourism Malaysia He Announced that the 5 month old company Geeko Was the SPV Specially Chosen By Tencent!

When the scandalous Geeko deal was exposed in May 2018, the then Chairman of Tourism Malaysia (TM), the renowned Siew Ka Wei, issued a press statement on June 1, 2018. In the last paragraph on page 2 of his press statement, he stated (pls see image above) as follows :

“Geeko Technology was the local partner chosen by Tencent to implement the project here. The principal officers are known to the Tencent Group. The choice of Geeko as a Special Purpose Vehicle for the project was made by Tencent.“

As an aside, does this paragraph or puff sound familiar to Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) and/or its Managing Director, Iskandar Mizal? I’m merely asking, so please don’t be upset if the essence of the above paragraph isn’t too familiar, or if the MD is experiencing selective memory lapses.

I have written numerous detailed articles about this scandalous “Speedy Gonzales Geeko deal,” which have been published on this blog and cited by news portals and other blogs. To find the articles you’d like to read, simply search using keywords such as Elizabeth Ken, Emil Rinaldi Sjaiful, Siew Ka Wei, Ancom, and Redberry.

“MCMC Fund Looted” – Speedy Gonzales Resurface In PADU, Ministry of Education

To digress a bit and also to demonstrate Siew Ka Wei continued prowess as a “corporate genius” when it comes to “projects”, selling special “products” or “connections”, “Joint venture” involving million of public fund. He was and still is able to get things sorted out with government departments not only in Motac/Tourism Malaysia but Ministry of Education/Padu and others.

Siew Ka Wei was incredibly successful in securing contract to supply tablets to school via PADU under the Ministry of Education using fund under the care of MCMC! Of course, Siew Ka Wei’s partnership with his so-called media specialist Elizabeth Ken aka Elly Ken featured prominently in the dubious failed PADU’s RM340 million tablets deal too!

Elizabeth Ken signed as a witness in the supply and delivery of tablets agreement, HERE. Please read 10 parts on “How MCMC Fund Looted” similar to the Speedy Gonzales Geeko Deal, HERE (Padu Scandal “MCMC Looted” – Part 1), HERE (part 2), HERE (part 3), HERE (part 4), HERE (part 5), HERE, (part 6) HERE (part 7), HERE (part 8), HERE (part 9) & HERE (part 10).

Iskandar Mizal: Did You &/or Your Team Perform Due Diligence On BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd or The Failed Tablet Deal in Padu? No?

The famous Iskandar Mizal who made “news” in whichever company he joined. Be it Biotech, POS Malaysia and Media Prima where he was told to … (tau same tau!)

Had Iskandar Mizal and his team performed the necessary due diligence as expected of him as MD of a public listed company especially government-linked corporation (GLC) involving public fund, he would have easily discovered the above glaring facts and brief the MAHB board accordingly. All Iskandar needed to do was to ask his subordinate to perform a simple Google search on the names of the players especially Elizabeth Ken and his partner, all the information would appear before their eyes! However, Iskandar chose to exercise wilful blindness for reason best known to him and his associate! We know why! We are sure that the board also know why!

It is a case of “Harapkan Pagar, Pagar Makan Padi! Gaji Buta”!

You have just read Geeko 1.0 with a bit of BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd & “MCMC Fund Looted – Padu” So that You Can Relate to Players In Geeko 1.0 & the next episode of Geeko 2 .0!

Stay tuned for Next Change: Geeko 2.0 very soon – BXC Traveller Sdn Bhd, Tencent & MAHB / MyAirport