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Charge that palm oil kills orang-utans 'a smear' by competitors
Published:  Jun 16, 2003 9:07 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM

The government today hit back at allegations that its palm oil industry kills orang-utans by clearing forests, saying it was a "malicious" smear campaign by competitors in the developed world.

"Non-governmental organisations are spreading malicious rumours that our oil palm plantations are killing the orang-utans as a result of the clearing of forested land for oil palm conversions," Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik said.


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