Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah has been briefed on the proposed forest plantation at the Kledang Saiong permanent forest reserve (HSK), which was objected to by several NGOs, said Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad.

Saarani said the project did not violate any regulations, adding that the total area approved under the Forest Plantation Development Zone was 100,000ha, but the state government had reduced the size to around 32,000ha.

“When the federal government announced the moratorium on forest plantations...