NGOs urge states to stop issuing mining licences in forest reserves

Several non-governmental organisations in the country have urged the Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, and Pahang state governments to stop issuing licences and cancel mining activities in Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) areas.

The NGOs claimed that mining activities have been reported in environmentally sensitive PRF areas.

Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) president Mohideen Abdul Kadeer, who...