Ulu Ngemah landonwers protest against commercial planting in the area


SIBU: More than 500 landowners in Ulu Ngemah, Kanowit want Persatuan Penduduk Asal Ulu Ngemah to stop allowing a company from encroaching into the area, measuring 16,000ha in total.

Kanowit PKR chairman Thomas Laja told the media that he brought the matter to the attention of state Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry in June, together with the land owners.

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