Govt must push banks for ‘haircut’ on Sapura’s loans, says Shahril

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The former Umno information chief says the RM1.1 billion injection will not solve the company’s core financial issues.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/17/govt-must-push-banks-for-haircut-on-sapuras-loans-says-shahril/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ShahrilHamdan #SapuraEnergy

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00:00What's your suggestion, Sharyl?

00:02I think you gotta push the bank to accept the haircut.

00:06Accepting the haircut means that the bank should reduce the debt.

00:11Usually, there will be a vote for the bank to take the haircut or reduce the debt.

00:18Usually, in this bank industry, when we give a loan,

00:22whether it's interest, the bank also needs to accept the risk that

00:26not all of the loans will be returned.

00:29That's part of the financial system.

00:31So, the bank has to accept that if I get 10 billion back, I'll only get 5 billion.

00:35So, somehow, the government has to push that with certain pressures and certain messages.

00:41That's the first thing.

00:43Second, I think we need to be honest.

00:46If there's an asset stripping exercise that needs to happen,

00:49I think we need to do it.

00:50Because what Dato' Sinajib suggested is a bargaining chip.

00:54Whether it's Petronas, Kazanah, or the Malaysian government in general,

00:59to take a bargain for reasons to protect,

01:02a similar phrase, about vendors, suppliers,

01:05about the oil and gas ecosystem, etc.

01:08That's his suggestion. Take over the company entirely.

01:11What's happening today is not a direct bargaining chip.

01:14It's just an investment in the form of a loan.

01:17So, in terms of mathematics,

01:19Dato' Sinajib himself, taking 1.1 billion to deal with 1,000 or 2,000 suppliers,

01:24will not solve the basic problems in Sapura.

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