Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari's determination to degazette a huge part of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve seems to have left some of the state assemblypersons befuddled.

This came as the state government seemingly wanted to go against the wish of the Selangor state legislative assembly, which two months ago made a unanimous decision to protect the 931ha of peat forest.

"The Selangor state legislative assembly had passed a unanimous resolution last November to stop the degazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve and to protect...