This is to allay concerns about projects, instil public confidence – SAM.

SAM says DOE approval was on condition no changes made to project.

They hope he lives up to 'Father of Reformation' title.

'We're not moving fast enough despite having plans since the 11MP.'

A key concern: Is Pahang Development Corp the mining operator as well as the enforcer of the environmental rules?

SAM president urges the DOE to carefully examine all the objections raised over this issue.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia fears that this could open the door to toxic mining activities.

UPDATED 9.35PM | Meenakshi urges the government to take a cue from the damage done in Bukit Merah. 

Stop-work notices were issued in February and May this year, but the quarry is still in operation.

Review and appeal against this Sessions Court decision, the residents association head urges the AGC.

Native customary land rights are recognised by courts but not by plantations, it says.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia says no certification process can solve the problem, and calls for legal and policy reforms instead.

SAM president Meenakshi Raman queries whether forest fires have started again in Indonesia.