MIRI: Huge quantities of illegally harvested logs, worth millions of ringgit, are believed to be smuggled out regularly from illegal logging camps in the state.
Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem, yesterday issued a directive to investigate and cut off the illegal export route, in yet another firm move to clean up the state’s logging industry which has been tainted by corrupt practices, resulting in yearly losses of revenue of up to RM100mil.
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