FORESTRY Minister Zulkifli Hasan has strongly denied charges that his special staff took money from businessmen for his party's coffers. He also denied having special staff whose task was to get commissions from issuing forestry business licenses. Minister Zulkifli said the licensing process in his office was "different from previous times."

Zulkifli said the only person from his party-the National Mandate Party (PAN)-was Ali Taher Parasong. Yandri S