Gibbons, Lotong Cengkong were taken away on court order 08 Jan 2021 / 07:31 H. Perhilitan is urging the public not to speculate on the operation,
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 7: The seizure of six gibbons and a Lotong Cengkong (Dusky Leaf Monkey) by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan), from wildlife activist Mariani Ramli, was made following a court order.
Perhilitan Peninsular Malaysia in a statement today said the primates were taken away as the department was acting on a Court of Appeal order, which on Nov 16, 2020 had quashed the decision made by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on July 10, 2019.
It said the Court of Appeal ruled that Mariani did not have the right to keep all the wildlife because she does not own a special permit, in fact her application to set up a conservation and rehabilitation center was not approved because there was no provision under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716).
MPIC contributes RM300,000 to flood victims in Raub 06 Jan 2021 / 22:29 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) has given a contribution of RM300,000 to flood victims at the relief centre in Kampung Ulu Sungai, Raub, Pahang to repair their homes and other related damages.
Its minister, Datuk Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali (
pix) announced the contribution after visiting the flood victims at the relief centre together with a delegation from the ministry yesterday.
“A total of 97 people from 27 families were evacuated after their houses were inundated when the river overflowed following heavy downpour in several areas in the country.