PORT MORESBY: The Papua New Guinea government has come to the defence of Malaysian logging giant Rimbunan Hijau after environmental group Greenpeace accused the firm of illegally exporting timber from the country.
Forestry Minister Patrick Pruaitch took out advertisements in PNG’s two main daily newspapers to refute Greenpeace claims that Rimbunan Hijau had been logging without legal permits.
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