Two timber firms charged in court for logging on forest reserve


KOTA KINABALU: Two logging companies, including one linked to a publicly-listed company, were charged for illegal logging on a forest reserve and state land by Sabah Forestry Department.

The companies, Maxland Sdn Bhd represented by its director Wong Shu Kiew and Better Green Sdn Bhd represented by its Cheung Chau Seng, pleaded not guilty before Session Court judge Indra Ayub at the Sandakan court.

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