Protests against illegal logging in Kuala Krau fall on deaf ears


Aminah Farid

The Kuala Krau forest was gazetted as a reserve for its 1,000-year-old trees and diversity of wildlife, and logging is prohibited in the area. – Pic courtesy of Yusri Ahon, December 15, 2020.

ILLEGAL logging in Pahang’s Kuala Krau forest reserve is still ongoing while contractors and the state government turn a deaf ear to demonstrations by the Orang Asli in the area, said Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) director Yusri Ahon.

The felling of trees began in October in parts of the forest under the Jerantut and Temerloh districts, and was unknown to the Orang Asli villagers when it first started.


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