Kedah government aware of logging activities in Ulu Muda reserve


A trailer feryying logs from the Ulu Muda forest reserve arriving at the Gulau Forest Rangers Office for an inspection. Pix by Gary Chen/The Star/10 May 2016.

ALOR SETAR: The state government is aware of the logging activities in the Ulu Muda forest reserve and efforts are being made to protect the reserve.

“Those who were found to have conducted logging illegally will be banned immediately,” said Kedah Water Supply, Water Resources and Energy Committee chairman Datuk Badrol Hisham Hashim.

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