Anwar should step in to clear legal questions over Tawau gold mining, says PKR leader


KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should step in to resolve an apparent conflict over state and federal laws in the controversial gold mining operations in Tawau.

Sabah PKR leader Sazalye Donol Abdullah said the Prime Minister's intervention was necessary as the controversial mining operations were in conflict with the federal laws as the ultimate authority over mineral mining.

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