Trees with cavity and signs of disease chopped down.
KOTA KINABALU: Trees at the once vibrant Tanjung Aru beach are being chopped down amid questions raised over the move by local authorities this past weekend.
Officials are saying that the trees were old but social media users questioned if the felling was done as a prelude to the hotly-debated Tanjung Aru Eco Development (TAED) project.
Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Arifin said the trees were deemed unhealthy and could pose safety risks to the public.
He said he obtained this information from Kota Kinabalu Mayor Noorliza Ag Alip.
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Monday, 08 Mar 2021 11:27 AM MYT
Tiong (front left) and Jafry (right) during the visit to Manukan Island. Borneo Post Online pic
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KOTA KINABALU, March 8 The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the People’s Republic of China, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, has called upon the authorities to increase their enforcement manpower in Sabah in order to bolster the confidence of tourists pertaining to safety and security during their stay here.
Tiong, who also chairs the Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC), said the islands of Sabah had come under the international spotlight due to certain security incidents in the past.
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KOTA KINABALU: The RM6mil allocation for the Heart of Borneo initiative will be focused on the conservation of forests and proper land use management purposes, says state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Arifin.
He said that the allocation by the Federal Government under the 12th Malaysia Plan for the initiatives under the Heart of Borneo (HOB) Declaration covers an area of about 6.8 million hectares, of which about 61% or 4.2 million hectares were within Sabah.
He said the funding would be used for biodiversity conservation within various forest reserves as well as for protection and management of forests within the state.