Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong today urged Putrajaya to amend the law to compel state governments into holding public hearings on proposals to degazette forest reserves.

In a statement, Wong (above) said it was "heartening" to note that Putrajaya was urging state governments to do so as part of the 12th Malaysia Plan, however, she warned that "(words were) oftentimes not enough".

"In the spirit of the 12th Malaysia Plan, which is clear in its...