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Swiss A-G opens criminal case against UBS over Malaysian money-laundering affair

Posted by Aliran on 1 September 2012 4 Responses »

Sep 012012

Switzerland’s Attorney General has opened a criminal case against UBS, the Swiss banking group, over suspected money-laundering of timber corruption proceeds from the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo. This has been confirmed today by the Office of the Attorney General in the Swiss capital, Bern, reports Bruno Manser Fund. Continue reading »

Sarawak’s vanishing forests and the Penan

Posted by mradmin on 4 September 2009 No Responses »

Sep 042009

Sustainable forest management in Sarawak? Think again. These videos (above and below) from Al Jazeera provide ample food for thought – and look at the impact of logging on the Penan.

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