Receivers fail in bid to stop state taking back 13,000ha SFI land


KOTA KINABALU: A legal bid by the receivers of the now defunct Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd (SFI) to stop the state government's acquisition of 13,000ha of the company's land failed at the High Court here.

Judicial Commissioner Amelati Parnell turned down an application by Thornton Consulting (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd - the receiver and manager for the bankrupt SFI - to obtain an injunction and stay order against the state government.

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