Sarawak considers stopping log exports

Work in progress: Awang Tengah says the government has not set a timeframe to ban log exports.

KUCHING: Sarawak, which has significantly cut log exports in recent years, is mulling to stop exporting altogether as timber resources become scarce.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said Sarawak would gradually reduce logs export from the current 20% of total production.