MALAYSIA

Almost 60 percent of Malaysia's land area is covered with indigenous forest and a further 20 percent is made up of plantations. The Malaysian Government is keen to utilise all of these resources in efforts to develop the country.

Key timber products for domestic demand and export include sawn logs, sawn timber, dressed timber, mouldings and dowel, veneer sheets, plywood, particle board and furniture (wood and rattan). A significant proportion of Malaysia's timber exports, especially furniture, go to buyers in West Asia such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. Other significant markets include European Union Member States such as the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK.

Malaysia's timber industry is the country's fourth-largest export earner and is keen to increase market share in premium priced sensitive European markets. This trend has become apparent as the country's products are increasingly undercut in less 'green' markets such as China, Taiwan and South Korea, by low-cost producers in competitor countries in the east Asian region.

Malaysia has been accused by environmental campaigners of being a conduit for trade in illegally harvested timber products from Indonesia. In response, the government has prohibited imports of all logs and large sawn timber from Indonesia and tightened up regulation of CITES-listed timber species passing through its free trade zone. However, there have been recent accusations of corruption among government officials, including the Chief Minister of Sarawak, enabling the illegal import of timber from Indonesia. Sarawak officials have also been accused of attempts to replace elected local officials with timber company stakeholders in Penan communities.

Malaysia is one of the first countries to be negotiating a Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU. Under the VPA, timber exported to the EU must be certified as legally harvested. Malaysia expects to sign the agreement at the end of 2008 or beginning of 2009. A number of NGOs are calling for the negotiations to be put on hold until the corruption allegations have been fully investigated.

For information about the EU FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with Malaysia, see the Malaysia VPA page.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
02/11/2012	In the Future, There Will Be No Forests Left The authors of this briefing say that HSBC has bankrolled logging companies causing widespread environmental ...	Global Witness
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20/09/2012	The Taib Timber Mafia: Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia The authors of this report put the illicit assets of Taib Mahmud, the long-term Chief Minister of the ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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15/06/2012	Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in Borneo This report reveals that the Heart of Borneo (HoB) will face increasing detrimental effects from climate ...	WWF
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01/04/2012	Where Next for Governance Reform? This article for ETFRN News explains the Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators project and examines ...	Sam Lawson, Chatham House (for ETFRN Newsletter no.53)
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01/01/2012	Malaysia: Scoping Baseline Information for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade The goal of the EU FLEGT Asia Regional Programme, managed and implemented by the European Forest Institute ...	EFI/TRAFFIC (Chen Hin Keong, James Hewitt and Thang Hooi Chew)
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01/12/2011	Cost-effective Conservation: Calculating Biodiversity and Logging Trade-offs in Southeast Asia The Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot of Southeast Asia is widely regarded as one of the most imperiled ...	Conservation Letters (Brendan Fisher, David P. Edwards, Trond H. Larsen, Felicity A. Ansell, Wayne W. Hsu, Carter S. Roberts & David S. Wilcove)
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21/11/2011	Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia: Trends and Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch (Marcus Colchester & Sophie Chao (Eds) with Jonas Dallinger, H.E.P Sokhannaro, Vo Thai Dan & Jo Villaneuva)
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25/07/2011	Forest Crime File: Illegal Timber Sold in Australia Australian Wood Panels (AWP) is a plywood and timber panel distribution company operating in Australia ...	Greenpeace
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16/06/2011	Caught REDD Handed: How Indonesia's Logging Moratorium was Criminally Compromised on Day One and Norway will Profit EIA and Telapak report that at the same time that the Indonesian president was declaring an area of peat ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) / Telapak
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08/03/2011	Development of Global Timber Tycoons in Sarawak, East Malaysia - History and Company Profiles This report exposes the Sarawak timber industry's complex structure and its intimate links to Abdul ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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07/03/2011	Remotely Sensed Evidence of Tropical Peatland Conversion to Oil Palm Rising global demands for food and biofuels are driving forest clearance in the tropics. Oil-palm expansion ...	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Lian Pin Koh, Jukka Miettinen, Soo Chin Liew & Jaboury Ghazoul)
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01/03/2011	Dutch Trade and Biodiversity. Biodiversity and Socio-economic Impacts of Dutch Trade in Soya, Palm Oil and Timber This report documents the ecological and socio-economic impacts of the Netherlands in producer countries ...	LEI, Wageningen UR (Kamphuis et al.)
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20/02/2011	Deforestation Rates in Insular Southeast Asia Between 2000 and 2010 Insular Southeast Asia experienced the highest level of deforestation among all humid tropical regions ...	Global Change Biology (Jukka Miettinen, Chenghua Shi and Soo Chin Liew)
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06/02/2011	What wood you choose? Tracking forest products on sale in the UK back to their forest source Between August and December 2010, WWF-UK commissioned Earthsight Investigations to work alongside us ...	WWF
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25/01/2011	Impact of oil palm plantations on peatland conversion in Sarawak 2005-2010 This document briefly reports on the results of project activities providing maps and associated statistics ...	SarVision
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15/09/2010	Recommendation to the Norwegian Ministry of Finance on Lingui Developments Berhad This is the report presented to the Norwegian Ministry of Finance recommending the exclusion of Lingui ...	Council on Ethics, Norway
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23/08/2010	Recommendation of 22 February 2010 to the Ministry of Finance, Norway This document is the recommendation of Norway's Council of Ethics to the Ministry of Finance to ...	Council on Ethics, Norway
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15/07/2010	Illegal Logging and Related Trade: Indicators of the Global Response - Country Report Cards This document contains the individual report cards for each country covered in the study. ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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15/07/2010	Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators Country Report Card - Malaysia ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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01/06/2010	Exporting in a Shifting Legal Landscape The authors describe this document as a guide for organisations that currently export, or intend to export, ...	WWF GFTN (Global Forest & Trade Network)
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04/05/2010	Cargill's Problems With Palm Oil: A Burning Threat in Borneo U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill plays a leading role in the global palm oil market. The largest importer ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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01/03/2010	A Quick Scan of Peatlands in Malaysia This report presents the first national assessment of peatlands in Malaysia. It identifies remaining ...	Wetlands International
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01/11/2009	Analysis of trade in illegally harvested timber: Accounting for trade via third party countries The paper presents a model to analyse trade in illegally harvested timber with a particular focus on ...	Forest Policy and Economics (Matthias Dieter)
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21/04/2009	WWF - GFTN Quarterly Newsletter April 2009 Major highlights: expanding the reach of responsible forestry in India, certified Chinese forest surpasses ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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13/03/2009	Review of trade in Merbau from major range states The authors examined statistics and trade records of Merbau produced by Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and ...	TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
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01/03/2009	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 9 Welcome to the ninth edition of the TTAP newsletter! This issue focuses on progress being made with TTAP ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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03/02/2009	Joint technical evaluation of Malaysian Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) The independent technical evaluation of the Malaysian Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) aimed to ...	EFI
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01/12/2008	Amendment to the US Lacey Act: Implications for exporters of Malaysian forest products Malaysia is one of the largest producers and suppliers of tropical hardwood and related products destined ...	Forest Trends and Sidley Austin LLP (R. Juge Gregg and Amelia Porges)
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01/04/2008	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 4 This edition highlights the discussions contributing to harmonising EU and North American purchasing ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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14/02/2008	Illegal logging by Asian-owned enterprises in Guyana, South America A 2007 policy issued by the State Forestry Administration in Beijing to Chinese companies engaged in ...	Janette Bulkan and John Palmer
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01/01/2008	Forest anti-corruption advocacy in Asia-Pacific: Transparency International Strategy 2008-2012 The TI Forest Anti-Corruption Advocacy Programme (TI FAAP) addresses corruption as a primary driver of illegal ...	Transparency International
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01/01/2008	Forest governance in countries with federal systems of government: lessons and implications for decentralization Decentralization has been a popular theme in the forest sector. Much of this work and these discussions ...	CIFOR (Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla, Hans M Gregersen, and Andy White)
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08/11/2007	How the Palm Oil Industry is Cooking the Climate This report shows how, through growing demand for palm oil, the world's largest food, cosmetic and ...	Greenpeace
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01/09/2007	New colonial masters: Malaysian loggers in South America How under-valuation of forest resources exposes Guyana to unscrupulous exploitation. ...	Commonwealth Forestry Association Newsletter
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09/07/2007	Native Customary Rights (NCR) over land in Sarawak, Malaysia A review of the legal rights held by native communities in Malaysia, with a specific consideration of ...	High Court of Sarawak and Sabah (Baru Bian)
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03/05/2007	Collated documents relating to campaign for Credit Suisse to repay the Malaysian Penan people Documents relating to the campaign organised by Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF) and the Society for Threatened ...
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01/10/2006	Illegal and unsustainable trade in Ramin A briefing document for the 54th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, October 2006. ...	EIA and Telapak
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15/06/2006	America's Free Trade for Illegal Timber – how US trade pacts speed the destruction of the world's forests EIA report documenting the link between FTAs and increased trade in illegal timber from Honduras and ...	EIA
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30/05/2006	Rimbunan Hijau Group: 30 years of forest plunder Profiles the Malaysian timber conglomerate Rimbunan Hijau which Greenpeace claims "is responsible ...	Greenpeace
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01/05/2006	Regional cooperation to combat illegal logging: options for ASEAN and the East Asia Region The purpose of this paper is to suggest options for regional cooperation in the ASEAN and/or Asia FLEG ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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01/12/2005	Best Practices for Improving Law Compliance in the Forestry Sector: FAO Forestry Paper 145 This report looks at some of the innovative approaches being used by governments to combat illegal logging. ...	FAO
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01/12/2005	Stemming the Tide: Halting the Trade in Stolen Timber in Asia This briefing uses specific case studies to illustrate options for action. Though solutions must necessarily ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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24/10/2005	Partners in Crime: The UK timber trade, Chinese sweatshops and Malaysian robber barons in Papua New Guinea's rainforests Greenpeace's investigation into the UK trade in Chinese hardwood plywood claims criminal origins ...	Greenpeace
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01/05/2005	Missing Links Why the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) certificate doesn't prove that MTCC timber ...	Greenpeace
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01/03/2005	Approaches to Controlling Illegal Forest Activities: Considerations from Southeast Asia This paper discusses illegal forest activities from the perspective of tropical timber producing Southeast ...	Asia Forest Network (Akiko Inoguchi, Rowena Soriaga and Peter Walpole)
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01/10/2004	ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010 This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ...	ASEAN
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18/08/2004	Framing the Picture: An assessment of Ramin trade in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore This report evaluates the effectiveness of current implementation measures established for CITES Appendix ...	TRAFFIC Southeast Asia (Lim Teck Wyn, Tonny Soehartono and Chen Hin Keong)
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09/02/2004	Profiting from Plunder - How Malaysia Smuggles Endangered Wood The report exposes systematic illegal logging and timber trade in Ramin, an endangered Indonesian tree ...	EIA and Telepak
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01/01/2004	The Untouchables: Rimbunan Hijau's world of forest crime & political patronage Rimbunan Hijau (RH) dominates the logging industry in Papua New Guinea and has interests in Gabon, Equatorial ...	Greenpeace
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01/10/2003	Corporate Social Responsibility in the Palm Oil Sector WWF seeks to engage companies in multi-lateral discussion. To this end, WWF, together with key players ...	WWF (Patrick Cooper)
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01/05/2003	Timber Traffickers: How Malaysia and Singapore are reaping a profit from the illegal destruction of Indonesia's tropical forests New evidence obtained by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak claims to expose how ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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01/03/2002	Partners in Crime: Malaysian loggers, timber markets and the politics of self-interest in Papua New Guinea This report profiles the Kiunga-Aiambak Road Project as one example of what is going wrong in Papua New ...	Greenpeace
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01/08/2001	FERN Illegal timber trade statistics Estimates of illegal timber imported by EU member states from Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia and Malays ...	FERN
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
14/05/2013	Bill Oddie evicted from HSBC HQ while protesting against bank’s role in Malaysian rainforest destruction Naturalist and comedian Bill Oddie has been filmed being ...	Global Witness
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13/05/2013	“Call your subject home”, Borneo tribe appeals to the Norwegian King Penan tribesmen from Sarawak appeal to the Norwegian King to protect them from a Norwegian hydropower ...	Bruno Manser Fonds
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23/04/2013	Malaysia to conclude VPA negotiations by year-end Malaysia expects to conclude and sign the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary ...	Free Malaysia Today
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05/04/2013	Launch of Malaysian timber legality assurance system (MYTLAS) Malaysia has not yet concluded a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU and negotiations between ...	IHB
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02/04/2013	Insight: In Malaysia's election, a focus on rainforest graft The island of Borneo may be all that stands between Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and an unprecedented ...	Reuters (US)
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24/03/2013	Bruno Manser Fund calls on Malaysian authorities to close down Taib’s land-grab firms Companies Commission Malaysia urged to immediately deregister Billion Venture Sdn Bhd and Ample Agro ...	World-wire.com
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23/03/2013	Taib Mahmud Dynasty: A Regime-Changing Time Bomb An investigator for an international non governmental organisation (NGO), Global Witness went undercover ...	Malaysia Chronicle
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22/03/2013	Controversial chief minister of Sarawak asked to step down until corruption allegations resolved Following the release of video footage apparently linking Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud to kickbacks ...	Mongabay.com
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19/03/2013	Corruption in Malaysia laid bare as investigation catches Sarawak’s ruling elite on camera A new investigation by Global Witness today reveals the systemic corruption and illegality at the heart ...	Global Witness
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08/03/2013	Norway Drops Asian Palm Oil Firms in Show of Green Credentials Norway’s $710 billion sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of 23 Asian palm oil companies after ...	Reuters (UK)
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15/02/2013	32 percent of Malaysia’s permanent forest certified The standards under the Malaysian certification system which are used for auditing forest management ...	ITTO
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14/02/2013	'State govt to blame for Lojing deforestation' Kora Baru - The massive environmental damage in Lojing, Gua Musang, is the result of neglect by the state ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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01/02/2013	Australian conservationists accused of greenwashing Malaysian potentate’s timber operations Tokyo, Japan / Hobart, Australia - Australia’s Wilderness Society and the venerable Australian ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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30/01/2013	Growing palm oil could speed up climate change, study says London - Growing palm oil trees to make biofuels could be accelerating the effects of climate change, ...	Reuters
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14/01/2013	Swiss lawmakers push for freeze of Taib family assets "The Taib family is acting like a criminal organization": Swiss MP Carlo Sommaruga Geneva/Bern, ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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31/12/2012	Kedah MB told to stop deforestation Alor Star - Placards, banners and an angry mob of villagers greeted Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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27/11/2012	Awang Tengah rubbishes allegation of deforestation Allegation that Sarawak has the highest deforestation rate in Asia is a lie and not based on facts, said ...	The Borneo Post
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19/11/2012	Two forests near water sources 'under siege' The Kedah government has been urged to explain rampant logging activity at two high-value forests in ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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12/11/2012	Bruno Manser Fund takes Malaysian money-laundering case to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court Swiss NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), and 255 citizens from the Malaysian state of Sabah are asking ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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06/11/2012	Leaked Sarawak forestry map shows Taib's stranglehold over the Borneo rainforest Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia - Swiss NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund, has today released one of Sarawak's ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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13/10/2012	Probe illegal logging in Cameron Highlands, MACC urged Bera - Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ...	MySinchew.com
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13/10/2012	14 caught for illegal logging Gua Musang - A joint operation by the Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) and the State Forestry Department yesterday ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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13/10/2012	Air patrols return to fight illegal land clearing in peninsular Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - Air surveillance will resume in peninsular Malaysia in the light of recent media reports ...	The Straits Times, Singapore
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09/10/2012	Mt. Niut Nature Reserve: A plundering target Mount Niut Nature Reserve, a major carbon dioxide absorber and target of illegal logging in West Kalimantan, ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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28/09/2012	Natives block construction works on mega-dam in Malaysian rainforest Murum, Sarawak, Malaysia - Early morning of 26th of September, 200 Penan and Kenyah women, men and children ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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25/09/2012	Liberia: Notorious Malaysian company surfaces in Liberia A comprehensive investigation by this paper has unearthed that a notorious Malaysian logging company ...	The Inquirer, Liberia (posted on allAfrica.com)
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21/09/2012	Timber mafias in M'sia: Taib Mahmud the GODFATHER? Is Sarawak's Taib Mahmud the richest man in Malaysia? According to whistleblower portal Sarawak ...	Malaysia Chronicle
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11/09/2012	Kate and Wills fly into Borneo illegal logging controversy It was to be a highlight of their official Diamond Jubilee tour on behalf of the Queen, a trip deep into ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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07/09/2012	Illegal felling claims will harm conservation efforts An allegation has been made that large scale and rampant illegal felling of timber has been ongoing in ...	Malaysiakini
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05/09/2012	E. Kalimantan police sound alarm over illegal timber flow to Malaysia Balikpapan, East Kalimantan - Police in East Kalimantan are working with their counterparts in Malaysia ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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02/09/2012	Musa on radar of Swiss money-laundering probe Kota Kinabalu - A Swiss investigations into a money-laundering trail with its roots in the rainforests ...	Free Malaysia Today
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31/08/2012	Swiss probe UBS over alleged Malaysia money-laundering Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal money laundering probe into UBS after an environmental campaign ...	Reuters
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13/08/2012	Burning forests in Southeast Asia increases mortality rates in the region Clearing forests and other vegetation with fire in Southeast Asia can kill, according to a new study ...	Mongabay.com
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07/07/2012	Profitable palm oil leaves environment poor Even if you've never visited Malaysia or Indonesia, it's likely that you've made contact ...	CNN
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15/06/2012	Climate change and deforestation in the Heart of Borneo could be a deadly combination – new report warns Jakarta, Indonesia - The release of a new report: ‘Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in Borneo’, ...	WWF
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12/06/2012	Swiss public prosecutor asked to charge UBS over laundering of Borneo logging corruption proceeds Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss bank UBS is likely to face criminal proceedings over its business ties with ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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12/06/2012	A desperate effort to save the rainforest of Borneo The once-magnificent tropical forests of Borneo have been decimated by rampant logging and clearing for ...	Yale Environment 360
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04/06/2012	NGOs demand UN sanctions against Malaysia In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, 21 NGOs from nine countries are calling on the United ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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22/05/2012	Illegal logging: Big players in cahoots? Covert logging activities under the pretext of a poverty eradication programme appears to be underway ...	Free Malaysia Today
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16/05/2012	Obama’s biggest climate decision of the year may be … palm oil? by Glenn Hurowitz The Obama administration is poised to make one of the biggest climate policy decisions ...	Think Progress, US
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11/05/2012	Illegal sawmill shut down Kuala Lumpur - Operations at an illegal sawmill in Batu 12, Cheras here, which had been raking in profit ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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03/05/2012	Swiss MP questions UBS' role in Malaysian timber corruption scandal Berne, Switzerland - Carlo Sommaruga, social democrat MP for Geneva, has today filed a number of questions ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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03/05/2012	Rebirth control: lessons learned from 90 years of rainforest regeneration [including slide show] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - There are macaques everywhere—climbing on the rocks, grooming one another ...	Scientific American
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29/04/2012	Demo against illegal logging Machang - About 1,500 villagers and members of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) today held a peaceful ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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22/04/2012	Swiss authorities confirm money-laundering investigation against UBS, Malaysian top politician Bern/Zurich, Switzerland - The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed on Friday ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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21/04/2012	UBS faces money-laundering allegations in Malaysian timber scandal Zurich, Switzerland - Switzerland's largest bank, is facing serious money-laundering allegations ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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13/04/2012	Log on to end illegal logging Kuala Lumpur - In a bid to reduce illegal logging cases, Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) has ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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02/04/2012	RI-Malaysia attorneys sign agreement on cross-national legal handling Indonesia and Malaysia’s respective Attorney General Offices (AGO) hammered out an agreement on ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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31/03/2012	STA to work with NGOs in addressing forestry issues Kuching - Sarawak Timber Association (STA) is looking forward to work with social non-governmental organisations ...	The Borneo Post Online
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30/03/2012	Non-standardised laws hinder S'wak timber exporters' bid to comply Kuching - The lack of standardised laws pertaining to timber legality in different countries has made ...	The Sun Daily, Malaysia
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27/03/2012	Harnessing 21st century technology to tackle an old problem Harnessing 21st century technology to tackle an old problem. Despite efforts to ensure the legality ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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22/03/2012	‘Illegal logging problem not serious’ Sibu - Second Resource Planning and Environment Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan yesterday ...	The Borneo Post Online
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17/03/2012	Thai parawood faces EU curbs Thailand's hevea-wood industry is trying to resolve export obstacles arising from the European Union's ...	The Nation, Thailand
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14/03/2012	Palm oil: the hidden ingredient causing an ecological disaster Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing ...	The Ecologist, UK
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04/03/2012	Dept: 60pc of Sabah is still forested Despite extensive landscape changes in the past, including the introduction of agriculture to reverse ...	Daily Express, East Malaysia
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02/03/2012	Sarawak denies NGO's rapid deforestation claim Kuching - State Assistant Minister for Environment Datuk Len Talif questioned a Dutch non-governmental ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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01/03/2012	Key Baram dam supporter denies corruption allegations Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Jacob Dungau Sagan, Malaysia's controversial Deputy Minister for International ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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25/02/2012	Timber corruption: Malaysian trade minister caught red-handed Jacob Dungau Sagan, Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, involved in secret ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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23/02/2012	Folk in interior Baram want authorities to bring illegal loggers to book Miri, Sarawak - Villagers from a settlement in Ulu Baram have lodged a police report after discovering ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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22/02/2012	First pictures from sealed-off Bakun dam zone reveal social and environmental disaster Bruno Manser Fund investigation in the Bakun dam’s exclusion zone shows increased poverty due to ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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21/02/2012	Habitat loss threatens proboscis monkeys Cardiff, UK - The destruction of riparian forests in the name of development may cause a significant ...	Futurity
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17/02/2012	Kalimantan’s forests are doing OK: NGO The Heart of Borneo is doing well, despite the usual threats from extractive activities and fires, according ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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15/02/2012	International NGO coalition condemns Malaysian dam plans Miri, Saraway, Malaysia - An international NGO coalition that includes organizations from the US, Norway ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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05/02/2012	Heavy firepower Kuching - Illegal loggers, particularly those alleged to have connection to shady underworld dealings, ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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02/02/2012	Perak uses satellite surveillance to detect illegal logging Pengkalan Hulu - The Perak government has taken various measures to detect illegal logging, including ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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01/02/2012	Illegal logging could cost M'sia RM800-900mil yearly Petaling Jaya - Malaysia stands to lose between RM800mil to RM900mil annually if illegal logging is not ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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01/02/2012	16 year old Girl Scouts fighting for deforestation-free cookies up for major United Nations award On Thursday, February 9, the United Nations will announce the winners of its first ever International ...	Union of Concerned Scientists News Center
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01/02/2012	MACC vows to chop down illegal loggers The commission's director of investigations Mustafar Ali says MACC will hunt down the culprits regardless ...	Free Malaysia Today
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01/02/2012	Malaysia deforestation Is three times faster than rest of Asia combined Amsterdam - New satellite imagery shows Malaysia is destroying forests more than three times faster than ...	The Huffington Post
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31/01/2012	Malaysia’s human rights and environment record criticized ahead of European trade talks The Malaysian government is increasingly coming under fire in Europe over its flimsy human rights and ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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29/01/2012	DIY giants Wickes and B&Q 'selling wood felled illegally from Borneo rainforest' DIY giants Wickes and B&Q boast of their environmental credentials and commitment to using products ...	The Daily Mail, UK
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24/01/2012	Perak Forestry Department silent on illegal logging at Chikus Forest Reserve Ipoh - The Perak Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has yet to receive a report on illegal logging at Chikus ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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17/01/2012	Shocking new evidence of Taib corruption Kuching, Malaysia - Leaked records from the Malaysian state of Sarawak's Land and Survey Department ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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31/12/2011	Praise for Sabah’s forestry policy growing popular Hats off: Short-term unsustainable logging is out and long-term management is in. Sabah is fast becoming ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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18/12/2011	Senator accuses Taib-linked group of illegal logging A unit of Ta Ann Group Bhd, a Sarawak-based timber giant closely linked to Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul ...	Malaysiakini
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17/12/2011	Stamping out logging menace The number of illegal logging cases nationwide has been on the decline since 2006 as the Forestry Department ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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16/12/2011	Environmental groups to Japan: stop importing illegally logged timber A coalition of environmental NGOs have called upon Japan to adopt stronger measures to block illicit ...	Mongabay.com
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15/12/2011	Little headway in Durban on deforestation: experts Brasilia - The UN's Durban conference on climate change failed to make enough headway in efforts ...	AFP
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12/12/2011	Malaysian prosecutors asked to arrest the Sarawak Chief Minister In a letter to Malaysia's Attorney General (AG), the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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08/12/2011	ASEAN justices reach common vision on environment Chief Justices and senior judiciary from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed ...	IIFL
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07/12/2011	Canadian property developer Sakto admits Taib involvement – BMF maintains money-laundering allegations Ottawa, Canada - J Bruce Carr-Harris, an Ottawa top lawyer who is representing Jamilah Taib Murray, the ...	World-Wire
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06/12/2011	Pacific trade deal could help save species: U.S. Trade in illegally poached and harvested wildlife and wild plants could be curbed, possibly saving endangered ...	Reuters
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25/11/2011	Fighting illegal logging from the decking Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new ...	ABC News, Australia
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24/11/2011	Adenan: 10 illegal logging cases investigated so far this year Ten cases of illegal logging have been investigated from January to September this year resulting in ...	The Borneo Post
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21/11/2011	Palm oil need not harm environment or local communities, says new study The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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15/11/2011	Government amending National Forestry Act 1984 Kuala Lumpur - The government is now amending the National Forestry Act 1984 as an aggresive step to ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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09/11/2011	Malaysia to spend $7.7M to defend palm oil from criticism The Malaysian government will spend 24 million ringgit ($7.7 million) in 2011 and 2012 to counter criticism ...	Mongabay.com
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05/11/2011	Villagers who claimed NCR land encroached file suit Kuching - The villagers who claimed their Native Customary Right (NCR) land near Rumah Nesaw and Rumah ...	The Borneo Post
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01/11/2011	Guidelines to ensure forests are well-managed A new set of standards on forest certification is in the works. Way back in 1999, Malaysia was just ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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28/10/2011	Cops seize Tapang logs Kapit - Some 78 Tapang trees, a protected species, were seized by Kapit police at a log pond in Taman ...	The Borneo Post
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24/10/2011	The Netherlands bans Malaysian logs The Netherlands' Independent Appeals Board has ruled in favour of global NGO Greenpeace which alleged ...	Free Malaysia Today
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23/10/2011	Malaysian sustainable timber certification fails Dutch standards An independent panel in the Netherlands has found that the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) ...	Mongabay.com
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19/10/2011	Marine cops seize 372 logs worth RM186,000 Kuching - Sarawak Marine Operations Force (MOF) gained another success against illegal logging with the ...	The Borneo Post
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08/10/2011	The beginning of the end for RSPO? Indonesia’s palm oil growers pulling out of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has grave implications ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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05/10/2011	Continuing rape of Perak’s forests Some time in 2006, a sharp alarm was sounded over massive illegal logging and clearing activities in ...	The Sun Daily, Malaysia
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22/09/2011	Export of Malaysian timber-based furniture in 2011 affected by global economic slowdown Kuala Lumpur - The export of Malaysian timber-based furniture in 2011 is expected to remain at last year's ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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20/09/2011	Aussie committee backs down on Bill Canberra - The Australian House of Representatives Economics Committee has put up a recommendation seeking ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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05/09/2011	Germany keen to join hands with Malaysia to curb illegal logging Frankfurt - The German government is aggressively trying to curb illegal felling of trees in tropical ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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30/08/2011	Wikileaks: US government well-informed on Taib corruption, abuse of power A number of newly-released US embassy cables are highlighting Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud’s ...	World-Wire
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25/08/2011	FBI pressured to stop backing Malaysian potentate Basel / San Francisco / Washington D.C. - In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller, the Swiss Bruno ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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24/08/2011	Prompt action against illegal loggers Kuching - Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) will re-activate its operation to stamp out illegal logging ...	The Borneo Post
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23/08/2011	Illegal loggers protected by gangsters harvesting logs and creating fear for the past 10 months Bintulu - Illegal loggers and gangsters have been harvesting logs illegally and with impunity at Bakun ...	The Borneo Post
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22/08/2011	WWF higly concerned over Ta Ann corruption allegations Basel / Gland, Switzerland - WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature, is "highly concerned " about ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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07/08/2011	Googling Earth to fight graft Malaysia - A few clicks here and a few drags of the mouse there, and one can be in any place in the world. ...	AsiaOne
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04/08/2011	CNBC, BBC asked to apologize over sponsored news reports on Malaysia CNBC, the American satellite and cable television news channel, has withdrawn its international business ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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01/08/2011	Report: Malaysia hints at rival to Sustainable Palm Oil certification ...	Business Green
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28/07/2011	EIA stresses Samling Group customers exercise 'due care' The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has said the Samling Group—the same company near the ...	Hardwood Floors, US
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27/07/2011	'Greenest' Sydney building using rainforest timber One of Sydney's "greenest" new building developments - No.1 Central Park on Broadway - ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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27/07/2011	Sumatran forest designated a “World Heritage Site in danger” Designation of a new World Heritage Site in Danger by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and ...	Green Answers
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25/07/2011	Malaysia's Penan fear police crackdown against logging road blockade Long Win, Sarawak, Malaysia - Indigenous Penan communities in the Malaysian part of Borneo are fearing ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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18/07/2011	Malaysia is king of wood products export Kuching - Malaysia, which has the world's largest area of certified tropical forest at five million ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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12/07/2011	2 Mich. Girl Scouts seek palm oil ban in cookies Two Michigan Girl Scouts concerned about deforestation’s effect on orangutans have launched a campaign ...	Chicago Sun Times, US
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11/07/2011	SCS awards Forest Stewardship Council certification to Malaysian forests Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has certified two Malaysian forest reserves to the Forest Stewardship ...	SFGate, San Francisco, US
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08/07/2011	Code for timber industry Kuala Lumpur - Local timber players should support the introduction of a code of conduct for the industry ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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06/07/2011	Sarawak reiterates goal to convert 1 million ha of forest to oil palm plantations Despite rising criticism over deforestation and human rights abuses, Sarawak is maintaining its target ...	Mongabay.com
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29/06/2011	Sabah's forests best managed Kota Kinabalu - Sabah now has close to 400,000 hectares of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified ...	Daily Express, Malaysia
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22/06/2011	Malaysian state leader denies secret Swiss funds Kuala Lumpur — The chief minister of a resource-rich state on Malaysia's Borneo island who ...	AFP
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20/06/2011	German Chancellor urged to freeze Taib’s Deutsche Bank assets Berlin, Germany - Angela Merkel receives NGO complaint on Deutsche Bank’s business ties with Abdul ...	World-Wire
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16/06/2011	Australian university embarrassed by Malaysian timber graft probe Adelaide, Australia - Malaysia's announcement of a graft probe against Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"), ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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10/06/2011	Bruno Manser Fund welcomes Malaysian timber graft probe Basel, Switzerland - The Bruno Manser Fund welcomes the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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22/05/2011	Closing in on mangrove crooks Stuart Renny Michael won the MPI Malaysian Journalism Award for Best News Reporting for his article, ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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20/05/2011	Malaysia and Indonesia bolster defence of palm oil industry to west Countries form European Palm Oil Council in attempt to counter criticism of industry's environmental ...	Guardian, UK
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12/05/2011	Suspected Malaysian corruption assets: Swiss President alerts money-laundering watchdog Bern, Switzerland - Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey has alerted Switzerland’s money-laundering ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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06/05/2011	IOI gets extended timeline Petaling Jaya - IOI Corp Bhd has been given an extension to May 25 by the Roundtable On Sustainable Palm ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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04/05/2011	Malaysia: MYR745m lost to illegal logging, sand mining According to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) annual report 2010, the government ...	CSR Asia
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28/04/2011	RM754 million loss due to sand theft and illegal logging last year Kuala Lumpur - It is estimated that the country lost RM754 million in revenue due to rampant sand theft ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/04/2011	Malaysian palm oil lobby fires at Xenophon Malaysia's palm oil lobby has reacted angrily to a push for labels to be added to foods containing ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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14/04/2011	Greenpeace and BMF attack Finnish Neste Oil over palm oil purchases Helsinki, Finland - Activists from Greenpeace are today protesting in Helsinki against deforestation ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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12/04/2011	NGOs add new twist to IOI-RSPO issues While IOI Corp is busy clearing its name following a sanction by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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07/04/2011	Malaysia's 2nd-biggest listed palm-oil company under scrutiny Kuala Lumpur - IOI Corp Bhd, the country's second-biggest listed palm-oil company, is being scrutinised ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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05/04/2011	Is Sarawak deforested? Lim Swee Bin caught up with Brimas director Mark Bujang and seized the opportunity to find out the real ...	ALIRAN, Malaysia
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01/04/2011	Poverty fuels Kalimantan timber smuggling Timber smuggling from Indonesian forests along the Kalimantan-Malaysia border has long become a “pain ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/03/2011	Malaysian forestry claims refuted by Google Earth satellite images While officials in the state of Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo have insisted that 70 percent of the region's ...	Reuters
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25/03/2011	Palm oil giants target Africa in 'land grab' following Indonesia deforestation ban Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year moratorium on new palm oil plantations to protect its remaining ...	The Ecologist, UK
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25/03/2011	State open to forest verification — Taib Kuching - Sarawak is prepared to invite independent and international inspection teams to visit the state ...	The Borneo Post
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21/03/2011	'EU not supporting NGOs against palm oil' The European Union is not using environmental non-government organisations as a "fifth column" ...	Business Times, Malaysia
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15/03/2011	Call to end EU biofuel perks Kuching - Global environmental organisation Wetlands International has called for an end to incentives ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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15/03/2011	Ex-forestry director was lying about logjam, says colleague An allegedly 'lying' former Forestry Department official will now have to face the wrath of ...	Free Malaysia Today
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15/03/2011	Coalition calls on Europe to label palm oil on food products Do you have the right to know whether the chocolate bar you're munching on includes palm oil, which ...	Mongabay.com
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15/03/2011	Western media spinning erroneous reports, says Len Kuching - Western media and blogs are out to campaign against oil palm development in Sarawak to make ...	The Borneo Post
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10/03/2011	Fight for the Borneo rainforest: Gordon Brown celebrates the role of journalist Clare Rewcastle I have a declaration of interest to make at the outset. Clare Rewcastle is my sister-in-law. She is also ...	The Independent, UK
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10/03/2011	Report: corruption in Sarawak led to widespread deforestation, violations of indigenous rights At the end of this month it will be 30 years since Abdul Taib Mahmud came to power in the Malaysian state ...	Mongabay.com
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09/03/2011	The war on palm oil - Is it possible to avoid taking sides? Jessica Shankleman wrestles with the environmental and ethical dilemmas presented by the global palm ...	Business Green
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08/03/2011	Report slams Malaysian timber tycoons' corruption and abuses Basel, Switzerland - A new ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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08/03/2011	Malaysia says palm oil exports to EU down Kuala Lumpur - Activists who blame the palm oil industry for damaging Malaysia's environment have ...	AFP
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07/03/2011	Palm oil plantations equal deforestation Another day and there's another study that undermines the case for biofuels as an eco-friendly source ...	Time
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03/03/2011	Sarawak natives file historical land rights case Miri, Malaysia - For the first time in the history of Malaysia, natives from three different tribes have ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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25/02/2011	Attack victims to lodge MACC report Kuching - Nine days after Minggat anak Nyakin and his son Juan were attacked at a timber log pond at ...	Free Malaysia Today
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25/02/2011	FBI's Seattle office to see embarrassing anti-corruption protest Seattle / San Francisco - The global campaign against Sarawak's billionaire Chief Minister-cum-illegal ...	World-Wire
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23/02/2011	Malaysia: Conservation and development in tug-of-war Malaysia - A recent report by an international environmental group flagging the alarming rate of deforestation ...	Eco-business.com
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23/02/2011	Anti-Taib campaign to be taken to the streets of London and Ottawa Ottawa, Canada / London, UK - Defenders of Sarawak's indigenous communities and the Borneo rainforest ...	World-Wire
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22/02/2011	Of thin mints and orangutans It's Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding ...	The Huffington Post, US
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20/02/2011	Gordon Brown's sister-in-law tackles corruption in Borneo In a flat above a restaurant in Covent Garden, an investigative reporter called Clare and a tribesman ...	London Evening Standard, UK
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19/02/2011	Shocking new cases of violence against Sarawak natives BLD Plantation Bhd, a Malaysian oil palm company that counts HSBC Malaysia among its principal bankers, ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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18/02/2011	Bruno Manser Fund to launch campaign against Sarawak timber corruption The Bruno Manser Fund is about to launch an international campaign against the blatant corruption and ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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17/02/2011	Malaysian government fears anti-Taib protests Kuching, Malaysia - Weeks ahead of the elections in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo, the Malaysian ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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15/02/2011	Kapit cops make fourth seizure of illegal logs Kapit - The police scored another success in curbing illegal logging activities with their fourth seizure ...	The Borneo Post
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07/02/2011	Satellite imagery reveals Malaysian peatland destruction Palm oil production is rapidly leading to the destruction of Malaysia’s sensitive peat swamp forests, ...	ICTSD
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07/02/2011	Scepticism over Wetlands report Petaling Jaya - A report that says Malaysia is destroying its forests at three times the rate of the ...	Sun2Surf, Malaysia
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06/02/2011	Tracking illegal wood imported into the UK Some companies in the UK are still selling a variety of wood products that come from questionable sources ...	WWF
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02/02/2011	The world's 10 most threatened forest hotspots As UN marks 2011 the International Year of Forests, Conservation International highlights forest ecosystems ...	Conservation International
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01/02/2011	Planters threaten Selangor peat swamp One of the last tracts of peat swamp forest in Selangor now faces the axe. It is a wasteland. Nothing ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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01/02/2011	Malaysia destroying its forests three times faster than all Asia combined Malaysia is destroying its forests more than three times faster than all of Asia combined, new satellite ...	The Telegraph, UK
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01/02/2011	Malaysia deforestation: Can palm oil plantations be good news? Whilst the latest news on Malaysian deforestation is bad, it must be recognised that palm oil can be ...	The Telegraph, UK
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01/02/2011	Malaysia deforestation: Why is palm oil so controversial? ...	The Telegraph, UK
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30/01/2011	What we do for environs is SAFE, says Najib Maliau Basin - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said certain Western critics of Malaysia’s oil palm industry ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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19/01/2011	German government funds Lufthansa partnership with leading palm oil agrofuel producer Lufthansa has published plans for the world's first commercial flights with agrofuel-blends – ...	Rainforest Rescue
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21/12/2010	Penan go to court to defend Heart of Borneo rainforests Ba Jawi community sues logging group Samling and the Sarawak state government in order to protect 15,000 ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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20/12/2010	Going undercover, reward offers turn the tide Curbing illegal logging cannot be done overnight - it requires detailed planning and commitment. And ...	AsiaOne News
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15/12/2010	Palm oil and reduced global warming At a recent forum organised by the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM), it was revealed ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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13/12/2010	Sarawak government announces destruction of 1 million hectares of tropical forests ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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12/12/2010	S’wak committed to curbing illegal logging Tokyo - Sarawak is committed to curbing illegal logging and its associated trade, said Sarawak Forestry ...	The Borneo Post
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10/12/2010	Armed loggers threaten Borneo natives Malaysian company Sentiasa Maju has threatened a protesting Iban community with guns – police accused ...	World-Wire
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07/12/2010	Blacklisted illegal-logging tycoon involved in running Malaysian World Heritage Site Corruption scandal over the Gunung Mulu National Park widens as Samling owner Yaw Teck Seng and his family ...	World-Wire
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02/12/2010	Illegal logging: Fine doubled to RM1 mln, plus 5 years’ imprisonment Kuala Lumpur - The fine and jail sentence imposed on illegal loggers will be raised to RM1 million and ...	The Borneo Post
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02/12/2010	Hard to beat tech-savvy team, illegal loggers Miri - “Naughty” illegal loggers and their tech-savvy “collaborators” are constantly ...	Free Malaysia Today
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30/11/2010	Sarawak to double oil palm plantation area Kuching - Sarawak, which recorded its fastest pace in opening up land for oil palm cultivation in the ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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29/11/2010	Sustainable palm oil: rainforest savior or fig leaf? The push to promote sustainable palm oil is turning into a test case for green consumerism. The outcome ...	Yale Environment 360
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17/11/2010	No illegal logging in Sabah, Korean press told Kota Kinabalu - Sabah Tourism Board (STB) chairman Datuk Seri Tengku Zainal Adlin Tengku Mahamood yesterday ...	The Borneo Post
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16/11/2010	600 illegal timber factories in Selangor Kuala Lumpur - Almost 600 Wood-Based Industries (WBI) in Selangor have been found to be operating without ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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31/10/2010	Indonesia ready for talks on illegal timber with Malaysia The Ministry of Forestry Indonesia announced that it is preparing to begin negotiations with Malaysia ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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25/10/2010	Forest logging zones in Malaysia to be converted for oil palm The government of Terengganu, a state in peninsular Malaysia, will clear forests along its border to ...	Mongabay.com
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22/10/2010	Worst haze from Indonesia in 4 years hits neighbors hard Illegal forest clearing fires in Indonesia's Sumatra Island are sending haze across the Malacca ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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22/10/2010	Company alleges mob burned its logging camp Sibu - A logging company in Ulu Sebangan, Simunjan suffered losses estimated at RM2 million after its ...	The Borneo Post
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20/10/2010	Corporations, conservation, and the green movement The image of rainforests being torn down by giant bulldozers, felled by chainsaw-wielding loggers, and ...	Mongabay.com
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19/10/2010	Indonesia, Malaysia to cooperate in tackling illegal logging Jakarta - Indonesia is ready to have talks with Malaysia on bilateral trade in timber amid increased ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/10/2010	HSBC and Forest Sustainability Malaysia to collaborate HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad and Forest Sustainability (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd recently announced their partnership ...	Sun2Surf, Malaysia
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16/10/2010	Stop buying mangrove logs The Selangor government has called on developers to stop buying mangrove logs for construction. ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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15/10/2010	Sabah expects less than RM100 million annual revenue from timber production Kota Kinabalu - The Sabah state government expects annual revenue from timber production to be less than ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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13/10/2010	HSBC provides financial support to help FSC develop standards Kuala Lumpur - HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd will provide RM150,000 in financial support in its partnership ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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27/09/2010	Forestry issues in RI-Malaysia border talks Indonesia and Malaysia recently held a bilateral meeting in Kinabalu with no significant results. ...	The Jakarta Post
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22/09/2010	Malaysia clears air over environmental, human-trafficking issues at MPs summit Issues related to allegations of illegal logging, wildlife abuse, forest destruction and human trafficking ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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22/09/2010	Another food goliath falls to palm oil campaign One of the world's biggest food makers, General Mills, has pledged to source only sustainable and ...	Mongabay.com
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20/09/2010	Samling keeps mum about its ties with Malaysian top politician Miri, Malaysia - Samling Global, the Malaysian timber group that has been excluded from the Norwegian ...	World-Wire
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18/09/2010	Sarawak Forest Dept queries Norwegian action Kuching - The Sarawak government, through the Forest Department, has come to the defence of Samling Global ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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03/09/2010	Samling owners linked to 'epicenter' of sub-prime crash US authorities asked to investigate the real estate dealings of the Yaw family in the United States. Yaw ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland (on World Wire)
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31/08/2010	Gold mined without permit at illegally logged site Raub - Officials from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) who conducted a raid at the Tersang ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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30/08/2010	Selangor loses RM100mil in revenue to mangrove thieves The Selangor Government has lost millions of ringgit in revenue in the last 10 years as a result of licensed ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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30/08/2010	Rapid growth of palm oil industry tramples indigenous peoples' rights, says report Rapid expansion of oil palm plantations across Southeast Asia have run roughshod over customary tenure ...	Mongabay.com
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30/08/2010	Samling threatens Penan with retaliations over rape allegations Long Ajeng, Malaysia - Malaysian logging giant Samling has threatened the indigenous Penan communities ...	World Wire
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27/08/2010	Norway urged to dump shares of other forest-destroying companies Norway's Climate and Forests Initiative, which has set aside billions of dollars for efforts to ...	Mongabay.com
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26/08/2010	Barama rejects Norway gov’t statement Barama Company Limited (BCL) yesterday said that the characterization of the company by the Norwegian ...	Stabroek News, Guyana
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25/08/2010	No evidence of forest damage by Barama - Persaud Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud yesterday rejected a Norwegian government report that Barama Company ...	Stabroek News, Guyana
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24/08/2010	Malaysia activists hail Norway's blacklisting of timber firm Kuala Lumpur — Malaysian activists on Tuesday applauded a decision by Norway's state pension ...	AFP
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23/08/2010	Norwegian government declares Malaysian timber giant an unethical company Oslo, Norway - One of the world's largest institutional investors, the Norwegian Government Pension ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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23/08/2010	Three companies excluded from the Government Pension Fund Global The Ministry of Finance has excluded two Israeli companies and one Malaysian company from the portfolio ...	Ministry of Finance, Norway
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17/08/2010	Sarawak’s efforts to meet JFA guidelines According to some sources, the Sarawak Chain-of-Custody (CoC) has been approved by the Japanese Forestry ...	ITTO Market Report
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03/08/2010	STA: Japan recognises Sarawak's timber and timber products Kuching - Japan has recognised that timber and timber products imported from the state under the Sarawak ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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30/07/2010	Lacey Act can curb illegal logging: Dept Kota Kinabalu - Sabah could do with the likes of the Lacey Act - a United States law aimed at addressing ...	Daily Express, East Malaysia
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19/07/2010	Orangutan genocide continues in Indonesia An international stakeholders conference organized by the Indonesian Forestry Ministry, entitled, Man ...	The Huffington Post, US
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15/07/2010	Rape of Lenggong forest reserve in Perak Gerik - The Forestry Department is alarmed over the rape of a forest reserve in Lenggong where trees ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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15/07/2010	Illegal logging has dropped dramatically—or has it? A new analysis suggests that illegal logging has declined 22% worldwide since 2002, thanks to stricter ...	Science
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15/07/2010	China, the timber baron The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an initiative to prevent conflict diamonds from being traded; ...	IRIN News
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13/07/2010	New laws for timber smuggling Tougher laws to deal with illegal timber shipments or smuggling have been included in the amendments ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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13/07/2010	Government to track UK contribution to palm oil deforestation Environment secretary Caroline Spelman to announce launch of palm oil research project. ...	BusinessGreen.com
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07/07/2010	Verdant Borneo losing out heavily to deforestation Bau: Deforestation and oil palm plantations are the biggest culprits behind climate warming in Borneo, ...	Free Malaysia Today
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24/06/2010	Scientists warn that Malaysia is converting tropical forests to rubberwood plantations The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) has condemned Malaysia's booming practice ...	Mongabay.com
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21/06/2010	Penan violently attacked as communities set up road blockade to protect their rainforests Long Sebayang, Sarawak, Malaysia - A Penan hunter has been violently attacked by a logging company official ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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15/06/2010	Swiss retailer lodges complaint against Malaysian palm oil group Migros requests a probe on IOI's breaches of law and sustainability standards in Borneo. ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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14/06/2010	Sarawak ups management presence in national parks to combat illegal logging Kuching - Sarawak is intensifying efforts to combat illegal logging in the state, especially in the vicinity ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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11/06/2010	Fueled by concerns of illegal logging, Forest Trust helps UK firm import first-ever legal plywood from China Nanjing - The Forest Trust (TFT) announced today that a Chinese factory has for the first time produced ...	The Forest Trust
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10/06/2010	Palm oil and tropical rainforest conservation An international conference on climate change and forests, held recently in Oslo, Norway, has agreed ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/06/2010	Timber corruption: Malaysian prime minister caught red-handed Video evidence proves Najib Razak's involvement in vote-buying for a Sarawak timber tycoon. Sibu, ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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03/06/2010	Palm oil’s promotion as diesel alternative draws fire London — Ubiquitous in products from cookies to cosmetics, and increasingly in European fuel tanks, ...	The New York Times
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28/05/2010	How an ingredient found in everything from chocolate to chips is causing massive environmental destruction The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, ...	AlterNet
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24/05/2010	How the palm oil trade causes a food chain of destruction Food giant ADM's forays into new global agricultural markets bring charges of forced child labor ...	AlterNet
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14/05/2010	Possible WTO case over EU palm oil restrictions? At a recent meeting among Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil producers, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok - the Malaysian ...	ICTSD
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05/05/2010	Activists lock themselves in Cargill headquarters as new report alleges illegal deforestation Following a damning report from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) alleging illegal clearing of rainforest ...	Mongabay.com
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30/04/2010	Illegal logging linked to political funding by timber companies Kuala Lumpur - Political funding by timber companies could be a reason why illegal logging is so rampant ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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29/04/2010	Palm oil producers to meet May 3 to discuss deforestation charges Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil producers and government officials from Malaysia and Indonesia will meet May ...	Nasdaq
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22/04/2010	Pahang loses RM1 mln to illegal logging ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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15/04/2010	New report slams Sarawak government's unlawful dealing with native land rights The Malaysian network of indigenous peoples and NGOs (JOANGOHUTAN) releases documentation on 140 land ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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07/04/2010	Unilever backtracks: may purchase palm oil from Sinar Mas The world's biggest buyer of palm oil, Unilever, says it will again purchase palm oil from PT SMART, ...	Mongabay.com
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06/04/2010	Penan step up campaign to defend Heart of Borneo nature reserve New logging road blockades aimed at preserving last primeval rainforests in Sarawak's Upper Baram ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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01/04/2010	Borneo natives win class action suit against Malaysian oil palm giant Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia - More than twelve years after going to court, the Kayan native community of ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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25/03/2010	Cargill threatens palm oil supplier over deforestation Cargill, the world's largest trader of agricultural commodities, has become the third company to ...	Financial Times, UK
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20/03/2010	A new world?: Social media protest against Nestle may have longstanding ramifications The online protest over Nestle's use of palm oil linked to deforestation in Indonesia continues ...	Mongabay.com
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11/03/2010	Perak to boost efforts against illegal logging Ipoh - The Perak Forestry Department has been directed to beef up its enforcement team and use satellite ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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07/03/2010	MACC uncovers illegal logging at Perak-Pahang border Ipoh - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered illegal logging at a 100 hectare ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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07/03/2010	Indonesia and Malaysia team up against palm oil critics Indonesia and Malaysian palm oil producers have agreed to jointly tackle challenging environmental and ...	The Jakarta Globe
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05/03/2010	BBC Documentary shakes up Sustainable Palm Industry Multinational conglomerate Unilever has blacklisted Duta Palma, a certified sustainable Indonesian palm ...	ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development)
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04/03/2010	Palm oil tested on sustainability Nusa Dua, Bali - Palm oil plantations play a major role in the growing problems of deforestation and ...	Asia Times Online
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02/03/2010	Say no to political fund-raising from logging Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) recently urged the Malaysian government to reduce the strong ...	The CSR Digest
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02/03/2010	Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing? Nusa Dua, Indonesia — It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction ...	AFP
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12/02/2010	Illegal logging: Two face another charge for bribery Shah Alam - The two men who were charged for bribery over illegal logging yesterday at the Jalan Duta ...	Sun2Surf, Malaysia
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10/02/2010	Malaysian broker finances illegal logging Malaysian brokers are allegedly behind the massive illegal logging which takes place in Riau Province, ...	Viva News
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02/02/2010	Misused and abused Today is World Wetlands Day but there is little to cheer about as these habitats continue to dwindle. ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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21/01/2010	Borneo natives win landmark court case over oil palm plantation "Native Rights Action Front" launched on historic day for Sarawak native landowners. ...	Bruno Manser Fund
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21/01/2010	Sarawak court orders oil palm company to return native land Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia - Sarawak's natives have won two important court cases over native land ...	Environment News Service
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12/01/2010	Sarawak party leader calls on natives to fight for their rights Baru Bian, Sarawak leader of Anwar Ibrahim's People's Justice Party (PKR), speaks out on corruption, ...	Bruno Manser Fund
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07/01/2010	Trouble for palm oil ...	Asia Sentinel
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05/01/2010	Authorities promise speedy probe into illegal logging Kuching - The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has promised a speedy investigation into alleged illegal ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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29/12/2009	Logging company told to pack up and leave A Malaysian logging company ‘Samling Sun’ currently operating in South Malaita was told to ...	Solomon Star, Solomon Islands
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21/12/2009	Time running out for orangutans: conservationists Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia – The world has less than 20 years left to save the orangutan, according ...	Canada.com
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20/12/2009	Iban villagers erect blockade against oil palm company Miri - Yesterday a group of about 50 Iban villagers from Rumah Jonathan Tinggi, Sungai Sekaloh, Niah, ...	Borneo Resources Institute, Malaysia
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17/12/2009	Sarawak government refuses to recognize Penan Peace Park Sarawak state forest director Len Talif Salleh has refuted the attempt of 17 indigenous Penan communities ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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15/12/2009	Samling Global under pressure over native land claims Miri (Malaysia) / Hong Kong - Timber giant, Samling Global, which is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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10/12/2009	Rainforest tribe sues the Malaysian government for enabling deforestation Five Penan rainforest communities are suing the Sarawak state government and the Malaysian timber giant ...	Mongabay.com
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08/12/2009	The end of the jungle? The Malaysian government and the palm oil industry has been accused of laying waste to last remaining ...	BBC News
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30/11/2009	Malaysia: State of Sarawak forests: gov’t agency stands by report Penang, Malaysia - For a long time, activists had believed that rainforests in the vast northwest Borneo ...	IPS News
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26/11/2009	Borneo natives proclaim tropical forest reserve Long Ajeng / Sarawak, East Malaysia - Seventeen indigenous Penan communities have proclaimed a new tropical ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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23/11/2009	Organised syndicates behind illegal logging - Kurup Kuala Lumpur - Organised syndicates using sophisticated communication and tontos (lookouts) are behind ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/11/2009	Malaysia addressing issues on EU forest law, says Dompok The Hague - Malaysia is addressing the sticky issues with regard to the European Union Forest Law, Enforcement, ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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10/11/2009	Johor adheres to logging quota, says Menteri Besar Johor Baharu - Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said today the state government adhered to ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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02/11/2009	Watchdog bans "sustainable" palm oil advert ASA rules that Malaysian Palm Oil Council's claims that plantations are sustainable and help to ...	BusinessGreen.com
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02/11/2009	Malaysian Forestry Department studies RFID The Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM) recently completed a trial of timber tracking and ...	RFID Journal
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28/10/2009	The palm oil scandal: Boots and Waitrose named and shamed Most British manufacturers and retailers including Boots, Morrisons and Waitrose have done little to ...	The Independent, UK
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24/10/2009	M&S makes palm oil pledge to save forests Marks & Spencer will commit to paying more for sustainable palm oil across its entire range of products ...	The Independent, UK
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20/10/2009	Poor forest management in four states, says Auditor-General's report Kuala Lumpur - Poor management of forests has led to river pollution, erosion, landslides and destruction ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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20/10/2009	Govt dept director, district chief nabbed by MACC Kuala Lumpur - A director of a government department and his district chief have been arrested by the ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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14/10/2009	Four forestry officers arrested over corruption The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), with the help of the Natural Resources and Environment ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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09/10/2009	Logging activities to be stopped The Selangor state government will no longer issue permits for logging on government land starting Jan ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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08/10/2009	RI and RP urged to adopt ASEAN haze deal Southeast Asia civil groups, think tanks and scholars have urged Indonesia and the Philippines to ratify ...	The Jakarta Post
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27/09/2009	Political will, commitment needed to curb illegal logging Kuching - Sarawak needs to exert political will and committent to eliminate or minimise illegal logging ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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17/09/2009	JOAS media release: Sarawak state government not listening to its indigenous peoples On the day that Malaysia was formed, 15 indigenous peoples who stood for four hours outside the Chief ...	Malaysia Today
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16/09/2009	Penan's anti-logging blockades torn down The police said they had dismantled blockades constructed in the Borneo jungles by Penan tribespeople ...	Malaysiakini
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16/09/2009	All protesters removed from freighter All the remaining Greenpeace protesters who stormed and chained themselves to freighter East Ambition ...	3news, New Zealand
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15/09/2009	International probe uncovers Malaysian loggers' legal offences An independent review commissioned by Europe's leading tourism group, Accor, confirms that Interhill ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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12/09/2009	The true costs of illegal logging The use of endangered wood to make elegant furniture and hardwood floors for homes in the US, Europe ...	The National, Abu Dhabi
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09/09/2009	Britain bans palm oil ad campaign Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a group that regulates advertisements, has again ...	Mongabay.com
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08/09/2009	Forest protection measures must cover whole region At first glance, Vietnam appears to be one of the few success stories when it comes to preventing destruction ...	Environmental Research Web
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03/09/2009	Spears versus bulldozers in Borneo In the jungles of central Borneo, loggers and native tribes, environmentalists and plantation companies, ...	Al Jazeera
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03/09/2009	US introduces new approach to combat illegal wood trade The United States has been intensifying regional dialogue with a number of Asia's wood exporting ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/09/2009	Penang probes illegal logging at Mengkuang Dam George Town - The state government is investigating the illegal logging of rubber trees at some 2ha of ...	The Star, Malaysia
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01/09/2009	Leading Sarawak lawyer calls for Chief Minister Taib Mahmud to apologize with the Penan Meeting between blockading Penan and officials ends without result - Penan announce to continue logging ...	Bruno Manser Fund
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28/08/2009	Liberia: Credibility of Liberia's forestry reform programme at point of collapse, warns Global Witness The credibility of Liberia’s forestry reform programme, one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken ...	allAfrica.com
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25/08/2009	Australia goes soft on timber ban Forestry Minister Tony Burke has quietly signed off on changes watering down an election promise to ''ban'' ...	The Age, Australia
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25/08/2009	Getting rich in Malaysia cronyism capital means Dayak lose home After a stomach-churning takeoff from a 550-meter runway at Long Banga airstrip on the Malaysian side ...	Bloomberg
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24/08/2009	Road-blocking Penan communities fear imminent police action Communities protesting against planned oil palm and acacia plantations on their native lands. ...	Bruno Manser Fund
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21/08/2009	Liberia: timber pirates in country? Many, who thought Charles Taylor's bush war to topple Samuel Doe's discredited government would ...	allAfrica.com
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18/08/2009	EU hopes to sign trade agreement with Malaysia by year end Kuala Lumpur - The European Union (EU) hopes to sign a bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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17/08/2009	The case against palm oil Public concerns over palm oil were highlighted when Cadbury revealed it had started using palm oil in ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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15/08/2009	Calls for total ban on forest burnings in Bakun Dam Reservoir Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia - The Sarawak Conservation Action Network (SCANE) is shocked to learn that forests ...	Sarawak Conservation Action Network (SCANE)
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11/08/2009	Liberia: Global Witness restates warnings over logging of forests Campaign group Global Witness today restated its concerns that two firms linked to Malaysian timber giant ...	allAfrica.com
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11/08/2009	Two special junior general workers charged for corruption Raub - Two special junior general workers (PRAK) were charged in the Sessions Court here tuesday for ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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09/08/2009	Malaysian Indigenous Peoples want moratorium on plantations, other extractive projects Today is the World Indigenous Peoples Day declared by the United Nations General Assembly under resolution ...	Indigenous Peoples Organisations, Malaysia
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04/08/2009	Logging curbs Deep in the worlds tropical rainforests, workers are hammering thousands of barcodes into hardwood trees ...	The Star, Malaysia
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28/07/2009	Burning by Asia Pulp & Paper contributes to haze in Indonesia, Malaysia One quarter of fire hotspots recorded in the Indonesia province of Riau on the island of Sumatra in 2009 ...	Mongabay.com
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24/07/2009	Getting the true picture of the Penans Mulu - Penan headman Belulak Seng, who is in charge of the Batu Bungan settlement located a stone's ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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20/07/2009	Malaysia's rainforests being insidiously replaced with plantations of clones Malaysia is systematically replacing its natural forests with plantations of GMO latex-timber clones ...	Mongabay.com
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17/07/2009	Malaysian timber industry able to meet European standards Kuching - The Malaysian timber industry is quick to adapt to European standards in terms of certification ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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16/07/2009	Liberia: Govt poised to hand forests to timber pirates Two firms linked to Malaysian timber giant Samling, a company notorious for destroying tropical forests ...	allAfrica.com
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15/07/2009	Company director charged with illegal logging Kuantan - The director of a logging firm was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with carrying ...	Berita Sore, Indonesia
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10/07/2009	British company barcodes trees to protect forests London - Deep in the world's tropical rainforests, workers are hammering thousands of barcodes into ...	Reuters UK
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01/07/2009	Greens denounce 'Knight of the Chainsaw' Environmental groups are demanding that the Queen withdraw the award of a knighthood to a Malaysian tycoon ...	Times Online, UK
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08/06/2009	Singapore artist DNA tests trees to reveal wood origins Singapore - If a tree falls in one of Southeast Asia's rainforests, is smuggled overseas, made into ...	Reuters India
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01/06/2009	New research on Malaysia's odd, elusive tapir Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia - In the Malaysian and Sumatran rain forests, tapirs are rarely ...	The New York Times
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29/05/2009	Papua New Guinea vow to burn all Asian shops ...	The Australian
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28/05/2009	Attacks by PNG not caused by forest industry Petaling Jaya - The attacks against the Chinese in Papua New Guinea are due to an influx of illegal workers ...	The Star, Malaysia
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26/05/2009	Lost wilderness Yet another tract of forest will be sacrificed for dams and timber. ...	The Star, Malaysia
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25/05/2009	Malaysian coverage of PNG riots "reprehensible" RH chief in PNG says swiping at responsible Malaysian businesses unhelpful. ...	Rimbunan Hijau (PNG) Group Ltd
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19/05/2009	Exporting timber from sustainable forests Accolades must be given to the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), which has steadfastly provided ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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18/05/2009	Malaysia, Indonesia to continue talks on preventing illegal logging Kuching - Malaysia and Indonesia will continue to hold discussions to enhance cooperation and take all ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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14/05/2009	Foul play in death of anti-logging Penan chief Kelasau Naan? The trial of 2 suspected of forging signature of the son of late Penan chief Kelasau Naan of Long Kerong ...	Hornbill Unleashed (Sarawak blog)
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08/05/2009	PEFC endorses Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme Kota Kinabalu - The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) became the first tropical timber certification ...	Daily Express, Malaysia
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06/05/2009	S'wak gov't defeated in landmark NCR ruling The Federal Court has upheld the concept of native customary rights (NCR) to land as including not only ...	Malaysiakini
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05/05/2009	Fewer illegal logging cases with enforcement Kuala Lumpur - Fewer cases of illegal logging were recorded in the peninsula last year, thanks to monitoring ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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02/05/2009	The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests? Does your shopping basket contain KitKat, Hovis, Persil or Flora? If so, you may be contributing to the ...	The Independent, UK
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01/05/2009	An oil shock we cannot ignore There is no shortage of ways to measure the cost of palm oil. First there is the catastrophic impact ...	The Independent, UK
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01/05/2009	Chinese baby furniture company pleads guilty to smuggling internationally protected wood Washington - Style Craft Furniture Co. Ltd., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., ...	PR Newswire
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29/04/2009	Analysis - Economic woes may damage moves to slow deforestation Kuala Lumpur / Jakarta - Growing economic pain may increasingly force consumers to turn to palm oil, ...	Reuters AlertNet
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29/04/2009	Launch of international stakeholder forum for the Malaysian certification system MTCS From April 29 until May 28, the TPAC stakeholder forum (www.tpac.smk.nl) is open ...	Timber Procurement Assessment Committee, Netherlands
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27/04/2009	Pahang undertakes measures to prevent forest encroachment Kuantan - The Pahang government has taken various steps, including legal measures, to prevent forest ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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26/04/2009	EU and Malaysia in final phase of timber trade talks Brussels - The European Union (EU) and Malaysian negotiators are in the midst of finalising the bilateral ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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23/04/2009	Not due to logging: CM Kota Kinabalu - Logging should not be blamed for the flooding in Tenom as the activity has been gradually ...	Daily Express, Malaysia
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15/04/2009	Notorious gangsters linked to illegal logging? Kuching - Notorious gangsters might be behind illegal logging activities in Sarawak, said state resources ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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09/04/2009	Shrinking forests: the many costs In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police ...	Prism Webcast News
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09/04/2009	MACC nabs five over RM55,000 logging bribe Kuantan - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Pahang arrested five people on Tuesday night ...	The Star, Malaysia
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12/03/2009	Merbau records flawed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Poor record keeping and illegal logging is raising concerns of over-exploitation ...	TRAFFIC International
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06/03/2009	River used to ferry illegal logs Rompin, Malaysia - Illegal loggers are using Sungai Rompin to transport timber from the Lesong forest ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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26/02/2009	Satellite images prove rainforest destruction by ACCOR partner Malaysia - Bruno Manser Fund releases satellite images of Sarawak's Middle Baram region - ACCOR ...	Bruno Manser Fond (Switzerland)
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24/02/2009	Interhill surveyors approach Long Item Penan village alerts international community: We need urgent assistance to protect our last remaining ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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10/02/2009	Malaysia Hopes For VPA With EU Soon Putrajaya, Malaysia - Malaysia hopes to conclude a bilateral voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) with ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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04/02/2009	Illegal logging still on Malaysia - Although there had been concerted crackdowns on illegal logging in Selangor over the past ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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01/02/2009	Sarawak to resist pressure from Europe Kuching, Malaysia - Sarawak will not bow to pressure from the Europeans on timber certification, said ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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28/01/2009	MACC gets tough on environmental crooks Putrajaya, Malaysia - Acknowledging that the destruction of the environment is getting out of hand, the ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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23/01/2009	Indonesia, Malaysia need harmonized anti-timber smuggling procedures Jakarta, Indonesia - With many findings on illegal logging cases and smuggled timber trading on border ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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15/01/2009	Malaysia and EU to sign VPA in early 2009 Malaysia - Bernama reported that Malaysia and the EU were expected to sign a Voluntary Partnership Agreement ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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06/01/2009	Malaysia to sign VPA Malaysia will have a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) within the next four months, according to ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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28/12/2008	Malaysia uses satellite to fight illegal logging: report Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia is zooming in on forests with a satellite in order to fight illegal ...	AFP
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28/12/2008	Eye in sky to deter illegal loggers Six hours. That is all the time it takes to detect illegal logging in Peninsular Malaysia, thanks to ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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25/12/2008	Golden ticket to global export arena Malaysia - Many commodity players have or are getting green certificates for access to stringent US and ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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01/12/2008	Taib: Informants on illegal logging will be rewarded Kuching, Malaysia - Sarawak will reward informants of illegal logging. Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib ...	Daily Express (Malaysia)
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12/11/2008	Bruno Manser Fund worried about Malaysian authorities' handling of Penan sexual abuse cases BMF rejects allegations by leading Malaysian officials of being "uncooperative". ...	Bruno Manser Fund (Switzerland)
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18/09/2008	Malaysian Timber Set For A Brighter Future In EU Markets, Says MTC London, UK - Malaysian timber exports to the European Union (EU), is set for a brighter future with the ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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10/09/2008	Samling shares fall to dramatic all-time low Hong Kong Stock Exchange requests Samling to give an explanation ' Malaysian timber group state ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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09/09/2008	Sarawak government deposes elected Penan leaders Malaysia - Authorities attempt to engineer the replacement of elected leaders by logging company stakeholders. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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25/08/2008	Sarawak Chief Minister implicated in yet another timber scam (Press Release) European Union asked to stall timber trade talks with Malaysia. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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25/08/2008	Malaysian logging scandal may delay trade negotiations with the E.U. Malaysia - Sarawak's Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud, has been linked to a timber trade scheme involving ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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15/08/2008	Red Sanders logs bound for Port Klang seized in Chennai Malaysian National News Agency Indian authorities seized nearly 11,000 tonnes of red sanders logs from ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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13/08/2008	High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction The surging price of minerals is contributing to degradation and destruction of rainforests worldwide, ...	Mongabay.com
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11/08/2008	Malaysia poised to gain EU trade advantage for wood products Malaysia could become the first Asian country to have a voluntary trade deal with the European Union ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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22/07/2008	Heart of Borneo at risk over illegal logging Brunei Darussalam - Illegal logging continues to be the major cause of deforestation and forest degradation ...	Bru Direct (Brunei Darussalam)
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17/06/2008	Malaysian Indigenous People Face Arrest at Logging Blockade Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia - A month-long blockade of logging roads by indigenous people in the state of ...	Environment News Service (USA)
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02/06/2008	NZ Keen To Work With Malaysia To Combat Illegal Logging Banting, Malaysia - New Zealand is keen to work with Malaysia to combat illegal logging and collaborate ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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13/05/2008	Sarawak's timber export last year decreased by almost 12% The export value of Malaysian Sarawak's wood products last year decreased by almost 12% to RM 7.737 ...	Lesprom Network (Russia)
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13/05/2008	Joint move against log thieves Kuching, Malaysia - Sarawak will set up an inter-agency coordination commit-tee to streamline enforcement ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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17/04/2008	Indonesian authorities seize illegal timber Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian national police have confiscated some 12,000 cubic meters of illegally ...	Furniture Today
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10/04/2008	Jakarta demands Malaysia block illegal loggers Indonesia's forestry minister, MS Kaban, has accused Malaysian companies of buying illegal timber ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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15/03/2008	Forests vanishing fast: WWF official An increasing percentage of greenhouse gas emissions is a result of deforestation and forest degradation, ...	Taipei Times
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10/03/2008	FLEGT update from the EU Support Team Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia and Malaysia continue to negotiate Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), ...	CPET (UK)
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21/01/2008	TVNZ Criticised Over Link to Rainforest Destruction in PNG New Zealand - TVNZ is facing severe criticism over its decision to allow the National Bank to sponsor ...	Epoch Times (USA)
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02/01/2008	Penan chief found dead, foul play suspected Penan villagers of Long Kerong in Sarawak will file a police report at the Miri police station tomorrow ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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18/12/2007	Penan leader Kelesau reported missing (Bruno Manser Fonds Press Release) Malaysia - Penan of Borneo lodge police report after one of their ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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15/12/2007	Tribes fight loggers to save Malaysian rainforests, but some natives welcome timber money Borneo Rainforest, Malaysia - Like a slithering red snake, the dirt road cuts through the jungles shrouding ...	The Associated Press
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23/11/2007	Lost In The Woods The Indian demand for cheap tropical timber is not just an issue affecting India's dwindling forests; ...	Tehelka (India)
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12/11/2007	BBC taken to task over Penan documentary Kuching - The BBC came under fire from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth for airing a documentary ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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08/11/2007	Sarawak police arrest native chief Malaysia - Iban community leader in custody over oil palm plantation dispute. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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31/10/2007	HSBC to provide finance based on Equator Principles The Business Times reported that HSBC Malaysia intends to loan money to timber companies that can demonstrate ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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25/10/2007	M'sian logging firm refuses to pay Guyana fine A Malaysian timber company has refused to pay a US$480,000 (RM1.6 million) fine to the government of ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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23/10/2007	Timber kickbacks scandal: Stand-off in Sarawak ports Japanese ships are being made to wait at loading points off three ports in Sarawak reportedly as a retaliatory ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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23/10/2007	Ministry continues timber talks with EU Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry will continue to hold negotiations ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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30/09/2007	Certifiers issue ultimatum to Malaysian logging giant: forest certification will be revoked unless Samling resolves conflict with Penan Important campaign success for blockading Penan communities. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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30/09/2007	Malaysia amends forestry act to tighten legality provisions Bernama reported on how Malaysia expects to strengthen its laws to fight illegal logging. Deputy Prime ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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27/09/2007	PKR backs amendment to Forest Enactment Act Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - The Forest Enactment Act should also cover all parties abetting in covering ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei Darussalam)
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24/09/2007	Bigger fine for illegal logging Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Sabah has increased the fine against those convicted of having stolen timber ...	Malaysia Star - Malaysia
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18/09/2007	Malaysia to step up laws on illegal logging Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia, a major timber exporter, said Tuesday that it would beef up its laws ...	AFP
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18/09/2007	Burden on proof to be put on those found with logs Malaysia - Laws will soon be changed to place the burden of proof on those found in possession of logs ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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10/09/2007	Govt changes mind on sustainability (Green Party Press Release) New Zealand - The Green Party is welcoming the decision by the Minister of ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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03/09/2007	Lingui earnings jump on rising timber prices Malaysia - Miri-based Lingui Developments Bhd's full-year earnings jumped more than 50 times to ...	Business Times (Malaysia)
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02/09/2007	Stiffer penalties against illegal logging activities Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman said amendment to the Forest Enactment ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei Darussalam)
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31/08/2007	Malaysia mulls use of RFID to prevent timber theft The Star Online reported that Malaysia is considering the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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31/08/2007	Order to arrest activists Miri, Malaysia - Anti-logging protesters in the interior of northern Sarawak face arrests if they refuse ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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30/08/2007	Stiffer penalties for illegal logging Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Amendments to the Forest Enactment 1968 to provide for stiffer penalties against ...	Daily Express (Malaysia)
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29/08/2007	Full Press Statement by the Sabah Forestry Department Director: Enforcement work in Keningau Forestry Region (Press Release) Malaysia - The Forestry Department would like to refer to the various reports published ...	The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
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29/08/2007	Forestry chief denies illegal logging Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - The state Forestry Department has refuted allegations of illegal tree felling ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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24/08/2007	Denied entry into Sarawak for anti-logging activities Malaysia - Suaram director Dr Kua Kia Soong was denied entry into Sarawak yesterday as he is on the 'blacklist ...	Rengah Sarawak (Malaysia)
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16/08/2007	ACA told to also probe wealthy forest rangers Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah urged the ACA to not only conduct investigations ...	Daily Express (Malaysia)
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13/08/2007	ACA uncovers major illegal logging operations in Sabah Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - A high-level Anti-Corruption Agency team of investigators has uncovered a ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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05/08/2007	Bid to smuggle RM500,000 timber into Thailand foiled State Forestry Department officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 1,300 pieces of illegally-logged timber ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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02/08/2007	Children paying big price for Solomon's logging industry Solomon Islands - Malaysian loggers are plundering the Solomon Islands for their timber and, as Michael ...	Taranaki Daily News (New Zealand)
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21/07/2007	Eye in the sky to detect illegal logging Kuching, Malaysia - Sarawak police are using helicopters from the police air wing to detect illegal logging ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei Darussalam)
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18/07/2007	Sarawak police using helicopters to detect illegal logging Kuching, Malaysia - Sarawak police are using helicopters from the police air wing to detect illegal logging ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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17/07/2007	Village Chiefs protest at Rain Forest World Festival Sarawak, Malaysia Nine village chiefs from one of the last nomadic tribes in Malaysia showed up at the ...	Earthtimes.org (USA)
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17/07/2007	Tightening regulations Malaysia - Europe is placing new rules on timber products that can enter its market. ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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09/07/2007	Forestry Dept investigates allegations of illegal logging in Keningau Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - The Forestry Department is investigating allegations of illegal logging at ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei Darussalam)
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08/07/2007	Dept probing alleged illegal logging in Keningau Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - The Forestry Department is investigating allegations of illegal logging at ...	Daily Express (Malaysia)
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07/07/2007	Malaysia And EU To Continue Timber Legality Talks Kuching, Malaysia - Malaysia and the European Union (EU) will continue negotiations for the Forest Law ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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05/07/2007	Tough world of journalism Journalism is a rough job at the best of times. With illegal logging becoming a dirty business, journalism ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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05/07/2007	Penan sue Samling and Sarawak State Government to save their rainforest from loggers The Penan community of Long Lamai on the upper reaches of the Baram River in the Malaysian state of Sarawak ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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03/07/2007	More Stringent Enforcement To Curb Illegal Logging, Says Abdullah Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - There will be more stringent enforcement of logging industry regulations with ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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30/06/2007	Gangsters behind illegal logging, says CM Malaysia - Gangsters have been blamed for the illegal logging in Sarawak. ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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30/06/2007	Man who threatened reporter and photographer arrested Kuching, Malaysia - A man suspected of intimidating a reporter and a photographer for covering a story ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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30/06/2007	Minister expects robust performance of timber industry Malaysia - Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said he expected the ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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14/06/2007	Help In Poverty Eradication, Developed Countries Told Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Developed nations and critics of illegal logging should help developing nations ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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08/06/2007	Malaysia, Indonesia launch PR campaign to defend palm oil Malaysia and Indonesia have launched a major publicity campaign to counter accusations that their palm ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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06/06/2007	Malaysia Reduces Illegal Logging Activities Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - There has been a reduction in the number of illegal logging incidents in the ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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02/06/2007	Editorial: Not out of the woods Malaysia - With remote sensing technology, it is now possible to make an inventory of the timber and ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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28/05/2007	What Taib Mahmud can't buy Malaysia - It is when you're near death that the vultures begin to circle above. Powerful politicians ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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24/05/2007	Amerindian groups call on Barama to cease Akawini logging Guyana - The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) and the Guyanese Organisation of Indigenous Peoples ...	Stabroek News (Guyana)
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24/05/2007	Name the 'traitors', Jabu told A Sarawak land rights lawyer has asked Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu to name the traitors whom he ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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22/05/2007	S'wak issues warning against illegal logging Kuching, Malaysia - In an effort to ensure that all logs from Sarawak are sourced from licensed forest ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei)
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22/05/2007	Leading Sarawak land rights lawyer sued by Chief Minister for distributing leaflets Malaysia - Taib Mahmud attempts to silence opposition and media over his alleged involvement in a timber ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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21/05/2007	Sarawak Issues Warning Against Illegal Logging Kuching, Malaysia - In an effort to ensure that all logs from Sarawak are sourced from licensed forest ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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21/05/2007	Report: Malaysia investigates if forestry officers took bribes to allow illegal logging Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia's Forestry Department was investigating whether its officers helped ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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06/05/2007	Indonesia agrees to form joint economic committee with Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Indonesian government has agreed to a proposal by Malaysia to set up a bilateral ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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04/05/2007	Malaysia Seeks Clarification On EU Market Access Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia will seek clarification from Romania and Poland on major issues affecting ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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03/05/2007	Credit Suisse asked to pay back profits of Samling listing Malaysian Samling group accused of illegal logging in Guyana. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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30/04/2007	STA calls for simpler MTCC regulations The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) must avoid factoring in too many new social and environmental ...	ITTO Timber Trade Market Report (Japan)
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27/04/2007	Letter to Malaysian PM: Corruption allegations against Sarawak CM Taib Mahmud and freedom We, the undersigned Japanese non-governmental organizations and citizen's groups, wish to express ...	Japanese NGO Coalition
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23/04/2007	Taib strikes back over corruption allegations Malaysia - Sarawak Chief Minister to sue press and opposition over reports on his involvement in timber ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Swizerland)
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21/04/2007	Taib plans to sue S'wak PKR leaders too Malaysia - Embattled Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud has threatened legal suit against two state ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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20/04/2007	Greenpeace wins appeal against Dutch timber testing institution - Keurhout approved dodgy timber from Malaysia Greenpeace is relieved that laundering illegal timber has become less easy from today. The Board of Appeal ...	Greenpeace (Holland)
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18/04/2007	Still courting controversy Malaysia - What lies ahead for the Sarawak timber industry and the Penans, the group of people that logging ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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15/04/2007	EU suspends imports of ramin from Malaysia The EU has suspended imports of ramin wood from Malaysia. The suspension was related to the listing of ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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06/04/2007	Gangsters into logging, too Malaysia - Another member of parliament from Sarawak has alleged that gangsters are also involved in ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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06/04/2007	RM32 mil kickbacks for Sarawak timber Malaysia - Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has been implicated in a scandal allegedly involving RM32 ...	Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
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31/03/2007	Malaysia-EU kick off second round of negotiations Malaysia and the EU will hold the second round of negotiations in Brussels in April, under the Forest ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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29/03/2007	Wood carriers allegedly hid 1.1 billion yen income Nine Japanese shipping companies that transport lumber from Sarawak, Malaysia, allegedly failed to report ...	Kyodo News (Japan)
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28/03/2007	Report: Illegal logging by 17 companies threatens Malaysian forest Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Only five of 22 companies logging in northern Malaysia's Kelantan state ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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27/03/2007	Malaysia to use certification to crack down on illegal logging Malaysia will ask its timber suppliers in other countries to provide certification on the origin of wood ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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22/03/2007	Are Hong Kong bankers clearing a path for forest destruction? Environmental protesters are charging that HSBC and Credit Suisse have violated their own forest sector ...	Asia Sentinel (Hong Kong)
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21/03/2007	Second Round M'sia-EU Timber Legality Talks Next Month Kuching, Malaysia - Malaysia and the European Union (EU) will held the second round of negotiations for ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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20/03/2007	RI forest management gets some good news When it comes to Indonesia's forests, the news is usually bad. But according to an international ...	Jakarta Post
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15/03/2007	Penan re-erect road block against Samling corporation Malaysia - Controversial Samling Group enjoys support from international banks. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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15/03/2007	Malaysia to ask timber suppliers for proof of origin Malaysia to ask timber suppliers for proof of origin Malaysia will ask its timber suppliers in other ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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15/02/2007	Eksons posts RM17m profit in 3Q Malaysia - Eksons Corporation Bhd posted a net profit of RM17.17 million for the third quarter (3Q) ended ...	The Edge Daily (Malaysia)
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15/02/2007	EU offers subsidies for certification of legality Timber companies in Malaysia can get subsidies from an EU grant to obtain certification that their timber ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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15/02/2007	Swiss bank involved in Malaysian logging giant's stock exchange listing (Bruno Manser Fonds Press Release) Malaysian Samling group responsible for destroying large areas of ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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12/02/2007	Malaysian police clear Penan blockade for "certified" logging Malaysia - Last primary rainforests of Sarawak under immediate danger of destruction. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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31/01/2007	Malaysia and EU agree on an independent body Malaysia and the EU have agreed that an independent body will be assigned the task to ascertain whether ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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24/01/2007	Illegal logging high on Asia-Pacific agenda It has been a good week for trees, with Australia and the UK agreeing to work together to tackle illegal ...	Environmental Data Interactive UK)
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22/01/2007	Forest Stewardship Council suspends Samling certification (Press Release) The Malaysian Samling Group's most important certificate for forest management has ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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21/01/2007	EU delegation in Malaysia's Borneo to check on legality of timber exports Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - An EU trade delegation was set to wrap up a visit to Malaysia's portion ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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21/01/2007	Indonesia, Malaysia floods drive timber prices Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Massive flooding in Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's top two exporters ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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19/01/2007	Timber prices shoot up Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - Prices of South-East Asian timber products have risen sharply across the board ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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19/01/2007	Malaysia-EU Pact Can Influence Fight Against Illegal Logging Sarawak, Malaysia - The success of the voluntary partnership agreement between Malaysia and the European ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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19/01/2007	Get legal or lose markets Malaysian Timber Council, Netherlands Timber Trade Association and UK Timber Trade Federation Joint Press ...	TTF, MTC and VVNH
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19/01/2007	Malaysia and the European Commission held the first round of negotiations on a FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement ...	Malaysian Government/European Commission
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16/01/2007	EU delegation to visit Penan blockade area without meeting the Penan An official EU delegation enquiring about the legality and sustainability of timber production in Malaysia ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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15/01/2007	EU delegation visits blockade sites in Baram Malaysia will host an EU delegation in Sarawak in late January to showcase its sustainable logging system ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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08/01/2007	M'sia Aims To Boost Timber Product Exports To Europe Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia aims to export more timber products to the European countries, Plantation ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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31/12/2006	Shady loggers blamed for derailed EU workshop: British High Commission Malaysia Reports Rimbunan Hijau, a Malaysian owned logging company operating in Papua New Guinea has been implicated in ...	British High Commission Malaysia Quarterly Report (Malaysia)
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30/12/2006	Floods keep thousands from homes in Indonesia, Malaysia Jakarta, Indonesia - Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians and Malaysians were still in temporary shelters ...	Reuters (UK)
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28/12/2006	Jaya Tiasa 2Q net profit surged 561% Malaysia - Timber market news from Malaysia "It said the current strength of the timber prices is ...	The Edge Daily (Malaysia)
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20/12/2006	Forestry men aiding illegal loggers? Kuantan, Malaysia - A number of forestry officers in Pahang are being investigated for accepting bribes ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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19/12/2006	Free trade should be fair trade in debate over Chinese plywood Opinion - The guest viewpoint in the Dec. 14 Register-Guard regarding Sen. Ron Wyden's initiative ...	The Register-Guard (USA)
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18/12/2006	KL govt to blame, say Papua NGOs Penang, Malaysia - The government should take responsibility for the actions of Malaysian timber and ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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12/12/2006	EU Delegation To Visit Penan Blockade Sites In Ulu Baram Kuching, Malaysia - Malaysia will fly in a European Union (EU) delegation to visit logging sites in Sarawak ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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02/12/2006	On trail of culprit in illegal logging Malaysia - The culprit behind the illegal felling of timber trees, worth about RM30,000, in a forest ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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20/11/2006	Buying Legal Timber For Europe More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently to discuss how to ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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30/10/2006	Projects with Kew Gardens likely Kuala Lumpur: The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) hopes to work more closely with the famous ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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30/10/2006	Azmi allays fears over furniture exports to Europe Petaling Jaya: Malaysia has assured Britain that it is not exporting furniture made from illegally-logged ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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15/10/2006	Malaysia and EU to hold more formal talks on VPA Malaysia and the EU will hold formal talks in November to formalize the certification of timber exports ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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15/10/2006	Malaysia chalks gains in certified timber products Malaysia - Exports of MTCC-certified timber products amounted to 5,903 m3 in June 2006. ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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14/10/2006	Two ships with cargoes of sawn timber detained; 17 foreigners and four Malaysians arrested The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two cargo ships containing 3,531,156 metric ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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05/10/2006	Two NGOs blame EU for importing illegal timber Jakarta, Indonesia - Two non-governmental organisations, namely , the Environmental Investigation Agency ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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30/09/2006	Illegal loggers put pressure on genuine article ...	Weekend Australian (Australia)
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30/09/2006	A dire threat to rainforests Kapuas Hulu, Indonesia - Deep in the pristine rainforests of Borneo are places that have never heard ...	Newsday (USA)
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29/09/2006	EU-Malaysia plan for legal timber trade fails to tackle massive wood smuggling (Press Release) Plans by the European Union and Malaysia to negotiate an agreement to ensure they only ...	EIA (UK)
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27/09/2006	Malaysia to use satellites to save rainforest Malaysia will use satellite technology to fight illegal logging and forest fires nationwide in a bid ...	Agence France Presse (France)
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25/09/2006	Malaysia and EU agree to start negotiations on "FLEGT" (Press Release) 'The Hon. Datuk Peter Chin, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities of ...	European Commission (Brussels)
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25/09/2006	EU and Malaysia to talk on curbing illegal timber BRUSSELS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The European Union and Malaysia agreed on Monday to launch talks on a trade ...	Reuters (UK)
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22/09/2006	Minister To Lead Timber Mission To Europe Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui is leading ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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13/09/2006	Timber prices reach new highs Prices for Malaysian logs and plywood continue to rise following a structural shift in supply after Indonesia's ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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09/09/2006	Loggers remain a law unto themselves No government in Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands has yet managed to tame the Malaysian-Chinese ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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08/09/2006	The Kalimantan/Malaysia borderlands: contested periphery or heartland? The Kalimantan/Malaysia border extends roughly 1,800 km between West and East Kalimantan, Sarawak and ...	Asian Analysis (Australia)
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07/09/2006	Timber industry's export earnings to grow 3%-5% this year Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) expects export earnings of the timber industry to grow between 3% and ...	The Edge Daily (Malaysia)
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31/08/2006	EU and Malaysia kick off formal VPA talks Malaysia and the European Commission (EC) in Malaysia are in the process of kick start negotiations for ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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16/08/2006	Msia, EU to sign VPA to ensure access of timber products to Europe Malaysia and the European Union (EU) Commission delegation to Malaysia are in the process of signing ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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11/08/2006	Sarawak, Japan agree on revised green procurement policy Sarawak has made a special arrangement with Japan on the revised requirements of the green procurement ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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02/08/2006	"Heart of Borneo" conservation initiative to receive U.S. funds Project preserves equatorial rainforest in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei. ...	Washington File (USA)
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01/08/2006	Forestry meets forensics in battle against illegal logging Paternity tests for trees might seem a strange idea but an innovative pilot project launched this week ...	Environmental Data Interactive (UK)
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01/08/2006	Msia remains committed to sustainable forest management Malaysia remains committed to ensuring sustainable forest management and is not a party to illegal logging ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
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29/07/2006	DNA technology to curb illegal timber trade Kuching , Malaysia - The United Kingdom (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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25/07/2006	Sarawak Legislature Passes Two New Bills Kuching, Malaysia - The Sarawak State Assembly Tuesday passed two new bills in its first day of sitting. ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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24/07/2006	Bill To Curb Illegal Logging In S'wak Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia - The state government will now strictly monitor the operation of sawmills ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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21/07/2006	U.S. Illegal Timber Imports Threaten Progress of U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Pact; Second Round of Negotiations Conclude Today Washington, USA - As the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) raises concerns over its likely impacts ...	US Newswire (USA)
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29/06/2006	Unfair claims by NGOs disproved KUALA LUMPUR: Rapists, plunderers, grave robbers. These have been the accusations levelled at Malaysia ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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18/06/2006	Grumble in the jungle Gingery, cheeky, intelligent ... and extinct in 12 years' time. The rampaging hunger of western ...	Observer (UK)
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16/06/2006	Activists fear U.S. pact will fuel Asia logging Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A free-trade pact between the United States and Malaysia could encourage more ...	MSNBC (USA)
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15/06/2006	America's free trade pacts driving illegal timber trade: destruction of Asian and Latin American forests (Press Release) Washington, USA - US free trade agreements are accelerating the destruction of tropical ...	EIA
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13/06/2006	Forestry Minister urges Malaysia to ban Indonesian log imports Jakarta, Indonesia - Malaysia should reject all logs from Indonesia because, with an export ban in place, ...	Asia Pulse
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12/06/2006	Seven Cases Of Illegal Logging To Be Taken To Court Kuantan, Malaysia - Illegal logging is no longer a compoundable offence in Pahang and offenders will ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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05/06/2006	Flouting the rules because they can Malaysia - Our love affair with illicit Indonesian logs does not begin or end with one MP. Malaysians ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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05/06/2006	Poor image spoils it for legal loggers Malaysia - Illegal logging has soiled the names of many a timber exporter, and affected their trade. ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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30/05/2006	Plywood hits eight-year high PETALING JAYA: Plywood prices hit an eight-year high this month even though prices are not as bullish ...	Malaysia Star
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25/05/2006	Southeast Asia plans wildlife crime-busting units BANGKOK, May 25 (Reuters) - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's ...	Reuters (UK)
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15/05/2006	Timber import restrictions meant to combat illegal logging PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - The present restrictions on timber imports from Indonesia are part of a bilateral ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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15/05/2006	EU and Malaysia continue talks on VPA Negotiations between the EU and Malaysia for a landmark Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) are still ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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11/05/2006	Malaysia, Netherlands to hold working meeting on forestry Malaysia and the Netherlands will hold a working meeting on forestry next Monday, said the Royal Netherlands ...	People's Daily Online
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11/05/2006	Jasin MP admits that firm in Customs timber saga is his Malaysia - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi over the matter, after a briefing for Umno ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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07/05/2006	EU makes its presence felt Malaysia - Handed the task to set up the European Commission (EC) office in Malaysia in April 2003, Thierry ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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05/05/2006	Dying tribe takes on timber giants over lost habitat 'Your suppliers are killing us,' Asian forest dwellers tell a British lumber group. ...	The Times (UK)
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02/05/2006	It's the law of the jungle - and this woman is ready to fight ANNIE KAJIR was just 24 when she won a precedent-setting case in the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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29/04/2006	Forests in Southeast Asia Fall to Prosperity's Axe Borneo - For as long as anyone can remember, Anyie Apoui and his people have lived among the majestic ...	The New York Times (USA)
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27/04/2006	Healing plants found in threatened Borneo forest - WWF GENEVA - Plants thought to help treat or cure cancer, AIDS and malaria have been found in the rainforests ...	Planet Ark (UK)
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19/04/2006	Police to investigate victims of human traffiking East Kalimantan Indonesia-Malaysia MoU includes cooperation in the elimination of human traffiking, smuggling, illegal ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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13/04/2006	Asia pacific loses six million hectares of forest The Asia Pacific region lost more than six million hectares of natural forests, mainly converted to agricultural ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
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17/03/2006	Reaping the dividends: extracting logs from sustainably managed forests Malaysia - Extracting logs from sustainably managed forests does pay, as proven by Sabah's experience ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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27/02/2006	NWP targets to maintain FY05 performance Malaysia - NWP Holdings Bhd is expecting to maintain its performance this year from its previous year ...	The Edge Daily
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18/02/2006	MTCC signs first overseas assessor A Danish-based company has become the first overseas independent assessor for the Malaysian Timber Certification ...	MTCC (Malaysia)
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25/01/2006	Big win against illegal timber ops KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation has scored a major success in curbing illegal timber operations ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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13/01/2006	RI, M`sia Agree to Fight Illegal Logging Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to combat illegal logging and step up efforts ...	ANTARA News (Indonesia)
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19/12/2005	Australia warns neighbors to stop illegal rainforest logging Australia warned its neighbors to crack down on illegal logging in their rainforests or face trade restrictions ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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12/12/2005	Illegal logging paymasters enter RI on fake passports Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban says many illegal logging financiers enter the country using ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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04/12/2005	M'sia, Indonesia to curb timber smuggling PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), in a move which ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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16/11/2005	Eagle Eye: Trading deforestation China faces a deficit of 75 million cubic metres (m3) of wood to meet domestic needs and export industry ...	Central Chronicle (India)
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16/11/2005	Solomons auditor condemns Malaysian logging firm's practices The Solomon Islands auditor-general has recommended that a Malaysian logging company be stripped of its ...	Radio Australia
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08/11/2005	Illegal timber trade still on PETALING JAYA: Illegally sourced timber from Kalimantan in Indonesia is still entering the country despite ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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17/10/2005	Villagers: Native land encroached Malaysia - Seven Iban villagers from Kampung Bait Illi in Pantu near Sri Aman have lodged a police report ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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12/10/2005	Satellite imagery to detect logging Malaysia - The State Government is turning to satellite imagery of permanent forest areas to detect illegal ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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10/10/2005	The Rape of Gulf Province - Independence Special Papua New Guinea - In the last few years, Malaysian corporate giant Rimbunan Hijau has illegally seized ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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09/10/2005	Monitoring humans via digital mapping The prospects of Big Brother watching you are very real in Malaysia. Malaysian Remote Sensing Centre ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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26/09/2005	Bird sanctuary in Malaysia damaged by illegal logging and forest clearing Malaysia - Gunung Panti, once a world class destination for bird watching, is designated as a permanent ...	Mongabay (USA)
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15/09/2005	Regional forum on combating environmental crime formed Thailand - Experts from a range of international agencies, meeting in Bangkok, have agreed to set up ...	World Wire
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09/09/2005	Enforcement query: JPJ, cops explain Keningau, Malaysia - The Road Transport Department (RTD) said it was unable to conduct roadblocks along ...	Daily Express (Sabah)
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05/09/2005	Where's the enforcement? Keningau: Overloaded logging trucks - many clearly without plate numbers and road tax discs - are plying ...	Sabah Daily Express (Malaysia)
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01/09/2005	Malaysia threatens hefty sentences for illegal loggers Malaysia vowed to jail illegal loggers for between one and 20 years, in a move hailed by environmentalists, ...	People's Daily (China)
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31/08/2005	The big stick now for illegal loggers PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: No more compounds for illegal loggers - they will instead be hauled up to court ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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30/08/2005	Illegal loggers to be imprisoned in Malaysia, executed in Indonesia Illegal loggers will now face mandatory jail time in Malaysia under new laws expected to be implemented ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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16/08/2005	Malaysian loggers taking PNG revenue: expert An international forest expert says five Malaysian companies are taking most of Papua New Guinea's ...	ABC (Australia)
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11/08/2005	Malaysian, Indian investors look to build Borneo paper plant JAKARTA: A group of Malaysian and Indian investors is considering building a 1.3 billion rupiah pulp ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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07/08/2005	Remote way of protecting natural resources Malaysia - Federal and state authorities now have the technology at their fingertips to better protect, ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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04/08/2005	'No illegal logging in Sukau forest'..ZO: C-Central KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - The Sabah Government today denied that a 5,200-hectare tract of forest in ...	New Straights Times (Malaysia)
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26/07/2005	Illegal Logging can be Detected by Satellite Technology Malaysia - Illegal logging can be detected and monitored by using remote sensing or satellite technology ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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24/07/2005	Malaysia Leaves Punishment of Illegal Logging Brokers to Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia - Malaysian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk H. Sri Adnan declined ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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21/07/2005	TNI Builds 20 More Security Posts in Kalimantan Areas Bordering with Malaysia Indonesia - Kalimantan military commander in cooperation with other related institutions has built another ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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19/05/2005	Perak to protect tualang trees due to role in honey production IPOH, Malaysia: The Mentri Besar of Perak has confirmed the report in The Star that the felling of four ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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16/05/2005	Illegal logging op busted Kuching, Malaysia: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation has busted an illegal logging operation believed ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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06/05/2005	M'sia, Indonesia Agree To Curb Illegal Timber Smuggling Malaysia and Indonesia will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), in a move which is expected ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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21/04/2005	Rampant illegal felling of timber at Tasik Temenggor Malaysia - The rich and valuable ecosystem of Temenggor Forest Reserve in Perak is being ravaged by rampant ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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05/04/2005	Malaysia – NZ industries condemn illegal logging New Zealand’s forest industry and the Malaysian Timber Council have issued a joint statement condemning ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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13/12/2004	EU Illegal Logging Project Approved An EU grant of 3.5 million euros has been awarded to a partnership of EU and developing country timber ...	Timber Trade Federation (UK)
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07/11/2004	Japan, Malaysia end free-trade talks without agreement Japan and Malaysia ended three days of talks on a free-trade agreement (FTA) on Saturday still divided ...	The Independent (Bangladesh)
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03/11/2004	Illegal loggers chop rubber trees worth RM100,000 Malaysia - Illegal loggers have chopped down rubber trees worth more than RM100,000 in Batu Pahat, reported ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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06/10/2004	Greenpeace urges Singapore to crack down on illegal logging trade Singapore remains a major hub for the global trade in illegal timber, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it ...	Terra Daily
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19/08/2004	Timber exports to exceed RM17b Malaysia's timber products exports are expected to exceed RM17 billion this year from RM16.3 billion ...	The Edge Daily
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24/07/2004	Illegal logging a 'minute problem' Malaysia - Illegal logging activities in Sarawak have dropped and now form a 'very minute' ...	The Star, Malaysia
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14/06/2004	Sabah to take drastic measures against illegal logging Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan said whatever remaining timber resources in Sabah ...	Borneo Bulletin
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06/06/2004	Special licence for timber products Malaysia - A requirement for Sabah exporters to obtain a special licence before they can ship timber ...	The Star, Malaysia
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20/05/2004	Malaysia clarifies Hamidah Ashari, Counsellor at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta responds to the Indonesian President's ...	The Jakarta Post
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15/05/2004	Authorities' actions on illegal timber 'inconsistent' Malaysia - An environmental group has again slammed the Malaysian authorities for not showing any 'goodwill' ...	Malaysiakini
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13/05/2004	Malaysia Still Laundering Illegal Timber EIA/Telapak Press Release - The Malaysian government continues to turn a blind eye as Malaysian traders ...	EIA/Telapak
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18/04/2004	Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore meet in bid to stem ramin wood smuggling Government and industry representatives from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore met on Thursday and yesterday ...	New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad
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06/03/2004	Lessons from the 'ramin war' Business Times report on the ramin trade conflict ...	Business Times
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05/11/2003	Indonesian Loggers Called Terrorists Indonesia's environment minister on Wednesday likened illegal loggers to "terrorists" ...	Yahoo News
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01/10/2003	Illegal Loggers Threaten Orangutans in Borneo A rise in illegal logging and poaching has put thousands of endangered orangutans at risk of extinction ...	www.planetark.org
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05/05/2003	Being well connected goes a long way in Malaysia In some parts of Malaysia, business and politics are inextricably linked, writes Michael Backman. ...	The Age (Australia)
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