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Likas rep lodges MACC report against 'lopsided' logging deal in Sabah

Parti Warisan Sabah’s Likas assemblyperson Junz Wong has lodged a report with the MACC over a “lopsided” logging concession contract awarded by Yayasan Sabah.

A private company was awarded a three-year “helicopter logging” concession contract in 2013 for a steep area within Gunung Rara/Kalabakan forest reserves, which is under the purview of Yayasan Sabah, he claimed.

The same company was also given the exclusive rights to buy the timber extracted from this area, said Wong, who is also Warisan vice-president.

“The issue here is they (the private company) only have to pay RM65 per cubic metre (as stated in the letter) to Yayasan Sabah...

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