KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 -- Berjaya Corporation Berhad (BCorp) said its founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan did not participate in any discussions for a casino licence in Forest City, Johor, as reported last week.

BCorp in a statement said that the articles published by Bloomberg LP and The Edge Singapore on April 25 were factually inaccurate.

"The articles in question, titled 'Malaysia in talks with the tycoons on casino to revive $100 billion Forest City' (Bloomberg LP) and 'Malaysia mulls casino at Forest City' (The Edge Singapore), have included inaccurate information that misrepresents our supposed involvement in discussions with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarding the Forest City project," it said.

BCorp also said Tan did not...