No new land clearing for palm oil


KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no new land clearing or deforestation for oil palm plantations, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

He said the government was committed to maintaining the status quo of current land use for the purpose of oil palm plantations.

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