Council: Logging in Kelantan not checked since March


KUALA LUMPUR: Logging activities in Kelantan has gone unchecked since March after the country’s leading timber certification organisation suspended auditing there.

The Malaysian Timber Certifi­ca­tion Council claimed the state authorities and loggers had failed to adhere to international standards and guidelines for forest management.

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