‘Landslide site was illegally cleared’

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: The landslide incident in Kampung Raja, Blue Valley here, occurred in the Sungai Wi D Forest Reserve area, which had been illegally cleared by a vegetable farm operator last year, according to a Cameron Highlands district officer.

Syed Ahmad Khirulanwar Al-Yahya Syed Abdul Rahman said the local farm owner was arrested during an enforcement operation by the Pahang Forestry Department in April last year.