Timber Export
A Saw Point
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
The government will ban the export of timber—the wrong prescription for an acute illness.
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MINISTER for Forestry Mohamad Prakosa's visit to Tanjung Perak at the beginning of last September was not in vain. At the Surabaya port, Prakosa caught for himself 29 units of 20-foot containers with illegal timber. The jati muna, bengkirai, and meranti wood valued at Rp900 million was ready for shipment to China and Hong Kong.
The timber was categorized illegal because the export documents stated that the container held furniture. However,
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