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Article: Logging issue lays bare Pakatan's Achilles heel
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- June 29, 2008
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David Yeow
New Straits Times
06-29-2008
Logging issue lays bare Pakatan's Achilles heel
Byline: David Yeow
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section
THE fallout between the DAP and Pas over the logging of the Ulu Muda forest reserve is symptomatic of the lack of coherent policies in the Pakatan-ruled states, writes DAVID YEOW.
The Ulu Muda forest reserve in Kedah, one of the oldest rainforests in the world, is under threat, ironically, by the very guardians of the state, the state government.
Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak wants to start logging in the reserve, transforming the land twice the size of Singapore into a RM16 billion jackpot for the state.
The Pakatan Rakyat-led ...