KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is walking a thin line by invoking the state's mining law to legalise a controversial gold mining operation in east coast Tawau district, says a senior lawyer.
Former Sabah Law Society president Datuk Roger Chin said mining and minerals come under federal jurisdiction while the state retains control of land use and development.
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