ALTHOUGH it has been a tough year, the Malaysian Timber Council( MTC) has been making headway in

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian timber industry continued to perform well despite the Covid

STOCKHOLM( Reuters)-A fire on a cargo ship carrying timber off Gothenburg on Sweden's west coast

TACOMA, Wash.... --A federal jury has convicted a timber thief who authorities said started a

“ Who is going to yell timber?... ” asked Charlie Crump, as he lifted up his saw at the Linden

combat exports of illegal timber from the Amazon rainforest, as well as other unlawful environmental

In March 2019, the civil court directed him to pay the reduced fine.... It also ordered departmental action against government officials involved in the case.... Soon afterwards, 700, 000 trees were felled in the small valley alone....

Ibama has also passed on the findings to public prosecutors and police for further criminal investigation, the documents said. Ibama did not respond to a request for comment. The agency can issue administrative penalties like fines and embargoes but cannot make arrests or issue criminal charges.... The companies and people involved can appeal the decisions with Ibama. Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's Amazon deforestation in 2021 surged to the highest level in 15 years, according to offi

Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment If a tree falls in the suburbs and there are plenty of people around to hear it, what sound does it make?... Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.... The second tree fell across the street, barely missing a couple of neighbors who were out for a walk. Advertisement I wasn’t around for either of those....

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Forest Industries has been ordered to wind up by a High Court here after it failed to settle debts of about RM2. 6mil. Justice Leonard Shim ordered wind-up yesterday under Section 465( 1)( e) of the Companies Act, over RM2, 699, 244.24 indebted to petitioner Lee Khoon Hoo Anor and supporting creditor Sabah Development Bank.He also ordered that the official receiver be appointed the liquidator of the company and the cost of RM5, 000 be paid out of the company’s assets. SFI, w