Malaysia plans tougher penalties for illegal loggers in forest law reform
Putrajaya, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Malaysia is set to beef up its decades-old forestry laws this year in an effort to protect its rainforests from illegal loggers, a senior minister said last week. The move would stiffen penalties, including fines and jail terms, for those found guilty of cutting down trees without permission, Xavier Jayakumar, Malaysia’s […]