Editor's note: Inserted paragraph 7 after SCMP updated its article.

A plantation firm linked to the Johor royal household might have cleared a forest near Endau even before obtaining the necessary approval.

This was alleged in a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP), which cited satellite images as proof.

The images showed that plot PTD 4118 was cleared "months" before consultants preparing an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report were...