SANDAKAN: Malaysia has pledged to halt new oil palm plantations in forest areas to support sustainability and maintain its current forest cover of 54%, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
The Plantation and Commodities Minister said that palm fruits harvested from deforested areas would be barred from entering palm oil mills.
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