Sabah ban on timber export, imposed in 2018, to be lifted

Published: Dec 28, 2021 1:04 AM | Updated: Dec 28, 2021 1:07 AM

The Sabah state government has approved a Limited Log Export programme that is to begin next year, thus ending a ban on log export that was imposed in 2018 by the then Warisan-led state administration.

According to a news report quoting Sabah chief conservator of forests Frederick Kugan, the programme will be effective starting Jan 3, 2022...

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