Sabah is stopping the export of round logs and sawn timber to encourage downstream processing. The move is to ensure jobs for its growing population. “The days of exporting raw logs and sawn timber are gone,” Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman declared when launching a 12,000ha rubber forest plantation project in the interior Sook district, some 250km from the city. The six-year rubber forest project is jointly undertaken by Bornion Timber Sdn Bhd and China-based Guangdong Guangken Rubber Group.
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