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Floods: Kelantan blames illegal land clearing, logging

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan government has blamed illegal land clearing and logging as among the causes for the devastating floods in the State.

Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob said that the state government had always capped logging at 5,960ha a year which is the standard set by the National Land Council.

"Our forestry management practices have also received MC&I SFM certification by indepedent world bodies while any new logging areas have to have environmental impact assessments (EIA)," Ahmad said in a statement here.

"Uncontrolled logging may be due to illegal land clearing by irresponsible quarters." Ahmad also pledged that the state government would step up enforcement to stamp out these activities.

As more than 100,000 people have been displaced in the Northeastern state by the worse floods in recent memory, fingers have been pointed at the rampant logging and land clearing in Kelantan's hinterland Gua Musang.

After his visit to Gua Musang on Wednesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also alluded to rampant land clearing as a factor which could have worsened the floods this year.

"Rampant opening of land, especially for logging, has an effect on the environment because there is no natural retention to stop the water from flowing directly to the river swiftly," Najib had said.

The national news agency also reported that the flow of major rivers had been blocked by logs jammed under bridges, causing the river to overflow its banks and the water to flood surrounding areas.

The Kelantan government has in the past been blamed for turning a blind eye to rampant logging and land clearing which has led to severe deforestation in Gua Musang, where Kelantan's major rivers begin.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he felt that the RM500 million fund that he announced during his visit to Kelantan on Saturday was insufficient.

"I think the amount may not be enough. Maybe there is a need to consider increasing the allocation," he said at the new year's thanksgiving programme and special prayer at SK Pengkalan Kubor 2 here.

Najib joined about 300 people at the school to perform maghrib, isyak and special prayers. He said the proper administration of the government allowed the country to maintain its economy besides having financial resources to meet the people's needs.

"Our economy is growing and next year, hopefully we will generate higher revenue through the goods and services tax implementation. We will use the extra funds to help the funds to help the flood victims," he said.

Earlier, Najib visited Tanah Merah to survey the effects of the flood and meet the victims.

Najib also praised Kemaman for setting a 'gold' standard in flood management. "It started making preparations as early as last April.

"They identified 30 forward bases, they cleared three landing pads for helicopters, they provided additional generator sets and even bought comfortable sleeping bags.

"All these preparations showed efficient and effective flood management," he said after a briefing on the flood situation here at the Kemaman Municipal Council in Chukai.

Meanwhile, Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang believes rapacious illegal logging and land clearing may have contributed to the severe floods in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Abu Dhabi: An Indonesian maid charged with the murder of her employers four-month-old child will receive the death penalty, a second court of appeals has ruled.

Although the defendant, S.T., had initially been found guilty at the Criminal Court of First Instance, the death penalty verdict was looked into by the court of appeals and a lawyer was assigned for the suspect.

The decision was rendered on Wednesday.

She is accused of killing the child, Malak, out of jealousy for her Filipina nanny earlier this year. Court documents state that the cause of death was head trauma and home security cameras caught the defendant taking the child out of her crib and returning her there four minutes later. The defendant reportedly bashed the childs head against a wooden table at the victims home.

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