Jeremy Hance | mongabay.com | February 08, 2010 A local organization in Papua New Guinea, known as Asples Madang, is fighting against one of the region's biggest industrial loggers, Rimbunan Hijau (RH) chaired by billionare Tiong Hiew King. Aspeles Madang has accused Malaysian company, RH, of acquiring land illegally and of using brute force and bribery in its dealing with locals. A lawsuit by a local landowner claiming that the Forest Management Area was illegally granted to RH has put... [Read Post]
09 Feb 2010, 13:51 |
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