KOTA BARU: Some 7,248ha of more than 600,000ha of permanent forest reserves in Kelantan has been illegally occupied since the 1980s, said Kelantan Forestry Director Zahari Ibrahim.
He said the illegally cleared forest land was now used for agriculture, including oil palm, and in some areas, developed into settlements.
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