Allegations against plantation company over Kelantan floods baseless, says Nga

IPOH: Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming has defended himself against claims that the activities of a company of which he is a shareholder had contributed to the floods in Kelantan.

Nga said the claims, especially those posted on social media, were defamatory.

He challenged those behind the allegations to be accountable for their claims which linked him and state DAP adviser Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham to logging activity, accusing them of being responsible for the floods.

Nga and Ngeh are shareholders in a company involved in planting rubber clone trees on a 4,000 ha land in Gua Musang.

“If they can identify themselves, my legal team will not hesitate to initiate legal action against them.

“Their allegations are baseless because the core business of the company is plantation.

“Furthermore, the company had in September, received a commendation letter from the Environment Department praising us for running the company according to the Environmental Impact Assessment guidelines,” he said, Friday.

Nga further said that villages situated near where the company was operating were not affected by the floods.