S'wak timber exports dropped by 12 per cent, says Deputy Chief Minister


Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (left) trying out the "Max Zwager" timber marking tool developed by the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation. The tool won a gold award at the International Convention on Quality Control Circle in Tokyo last month. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: Facing global economic uncertainty and declining log production, Sarawak's timber exports dropped by 12% in the first three quarters of this year.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state's timber exports from January to September were worth RM3.48bil, down from RM3.96bil in the same period last year.

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