Perak Mb Firm Developing Forest Project New But Management Experienced

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The decision to grant 400ha of land at the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve in Perak for development was not based on the company's track record, but the knowledge and experience of its management

Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu said this in justifying the decision to grant the forest plantation development project to a company that was only set up in July 2018
As reported by The Star, Faizal told a press conference that the management of the company in question had previously teamed up with the Malaysian Timber Industry Board to develop unproductive areas
“I don’t know the two directors, but based on their experience and their work with the Forestry Department, we approved the project. "We didn't even look at when the company was formed. It could be a company set up 100 years ago, but managed by an 18-year-old.”This is a new company managed by experienced people at the helm, he maintained
Kampar MP Thomas Su questioned the Perak government's decision yesterday, saying there are doubts over how the new company could obtain a permit to develop the project in two locations – the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve and the Bukit Kinta Forest Reserve in Kinta Manjung
Su then lodged a report on the matter with the Perak MACC
Faizal said today that the state government would cooperate with investigators from the agency
“We in Pakatan Harapan want to see change, and undo the damage done by the previous administration,” he insisted. - Mkini

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