Umno Baling MP Abdul Azeez Rahim, who has received a demand letter from Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd involving consultancy work related to the Penang undersea tunnel project, today denied receiving RM3 million from the firm.

Azeez confirmed that he had received the demand letter via registered post today but said he found its contents “totally untrue.”

"I have never met (Zenith CEO) Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli (photo) nor have I had dealings with the construction company," a flabbergasted Azeez told Malaysiakini...