Chief Minister vows to take on corrupted giants in timber industry

Environmental destruction: Illegal logging can be seen along the mountain ranges that surround the Batang Ai Dam reservoir. Adenan is angry that illegal logging has even infiltrated the national parks in Sarawak. -filepic

MIRI: Tan Sri Adenan Satem must be given due praise for daring to take on the proponents of corruption in the state’s timber industry.

The new Chief Minister who took over the state’s administration only about nine months ago, replacing Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, has given clear signs that he is prepared to take on the giants of the “corrupted world” in Sarawak.