Environment News Service: For the first time in the 50-year history of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, a chief minister has taken the timber industry to task.
Chief Minister Adenan Satem Monday gathered the tycoons of the state`s big six logging firms, KTS, Rimbunan Hijau, Samling, Shin Yang, Ta Ann and WTK for a meeting during which he publicly accused them of using "corrupt" practices," according to Malaysian media reports.
Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem addresses a Forest Management Certification...