PETALING JAYA: The jungle where a tree fell and crushed two university students to death near a waterfall in Lata Charok, Janda Baik, during a survival course has not been gazetted as an eco-forest park.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said both Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and the organisers of the course had not applied for a permit to enter the area located within a permanent forest reserve.
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