The quarries that will come up in the Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve will undermine the Forest Research Institute’s (FRIM’s) efforts to apply for the zone to be a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage Site, former FRIM director-general Salleh Mohd Nor has warned.

In a press conference in the Hulu Kuang Orang Asli village this morning, Salleh said FRIM is planning to apply for the forest reserve and its surrounding areas as a World Heritage Site under Unesco. 

“If we want to register the Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve as a World Heritage Site, (the quarry activities, photo above) will be considered...