Ranau villagers elated after gold prospecting plans scrapped


KOTA KINABALU: Residents of two villages in Sabah's Ranau district can breathe easy as the state government has scrapped a plan to allow gold prospecting in their area.

The cancellation of the prospecting licence issued to a company was announced by Paginatan assemblyman Datuk Abidin Madingkir during a brief ceremony at Kampung Bongkud on Tuesday (Sept 26).

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