The chief minister says human lives are at stake and instructs the Sabah Health Department and cops to study whether it is safe to reopen them. FMTNews OilPalm Sabah
Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal receiving a mock cheque for RM2 million from Warisan Harta Sabah Sdn Bhd CEO Ahmad Rizal Dahli for the state’s Covid-19 disaster fund.
The state has been under pressure to loosen its ban on oil palm plantations and palm oil mills operations during the MCO, which ends on April 14. Shafie told a press conference today that the checks by the authorities will determine whether the plantations and factories were really free from the virus.
“Even Sabah Softwood, our government-linked company, has have instructed to close. This is not about profits but about human lives,” said the Semporna MP.
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