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THE economic life of this major port on the eastern seaboard of Sabah, located in the northern region of Borneo Island and often known in the past as the “Little Hong Kong”, has drastically changed in the past two decades.

THE Sarawak Timber Association was formed on Aug. 7, 1971 by three founding members, namely: The Fourth Division Timber Merchants Association, The Sarawak First & Second Divisions Sawmillers Association, and The Third Division & Bintulu District Sawmiller Association.

Mr. J. P. Mead became the first Conservator of Forests, Sarawak Forest Department, in 1919. The objectives of the Department were to manage and conserve the State’s forest resources.

THE intrinsic link between timber (balak) and politics in the Malaysian state of Sabah has its origin from the British who during the closing years of their colonial rule, awarded “special licences” to a few community leaders, including Tun Datu Mustapha Harun and Tun Fuad (Donald) Stephens, supposedly to give them financial assistance to conduct [...]