A businessperson told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur yesterday that he received a payment of RM549,090 from Shahrir Abdul Samad to do rehabilitation work on the Puri Langkasuka project in Larkin, which had been abandoned for eight years.

Syed Mohsin Syed Sagaf, 65, said Shahrir (above), a former Felda chairperson. paid the money after his son's company, YM Auto Wheels Enterprise, issued three invoices worth RM206,100, RM256,950 and RM86,040, respectively...