PAS: Logging activities in Tganu perfectly legal
The Terengganu government has never resorted to illegal activities in order to increase its revenue from timber extraction, said state exco member Mustafa Ali.
He said all decisions and dealings in respect of awarding timber concessions through an open-tender system, as well as the logging activities, have been carried out within the ambit of federal and state laws.
Mustafa, the economic development, petroleum, industrial and human resources committee chairperson, was asked to comment on a recent report on the Selangor Daily website, which hinted at irregularities in the process of awarding logging concessions.
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