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The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has set up a five-member committee to take inventory of the excavators and other equipment that were seized over the past four years in the fight against illegal mining.
The committee is chaired by the Advisor on Mines to the Minister at the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry, Mr Ben Aryee.
Other members are from the Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
It has been tasked to present a detailed report within one week.
Additionally, the committee is to peruse the report of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) and oversee the proper handing over of all documents to the Lands Ministry for prompt action.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Zoo Negara has received close to RM12mil in donations and sponsorships from individuals, the private sector and government agencies within the past year.
Its deputy president Rosly @ Rahmat Amat Lana said the donations were used for the upkeep of the zoo, which had been affected by the various levels of the movement control order.
The largest donation was RM1.3mil from the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry.
Altogether, the zoo received RM11.6mil in donations from January last year to this January.
Rosly said they were grateful that the zoo would be allowed to reopen tomorrow.