In April, Malaysiakini reported on an oil palm project near the Pahang National Park. The plantation is over 8,000ha, rife with problems caused by poor management and deforestation by the government-linked company Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Pahang (PKNP).

Malaysiakini’s site visit discovered that the plantation was not developed following environmental impact assessment (EIA) recommendations. As elephant herds grazed away on the oil palm saplings, the resulting harvest was severely reduced...