Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim of Johor sworn in as new king of Malaysia
Sultan Ibrahim, 65, hails from the historic state of Johor, whose sultanate boasts a lineage tracing back to the 16th century.
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In Malaysian Borneo's rainforests, powerful state government set their own rules
by Danielle Keeton-Olsen on 18 February 2021 Under Malaysia’s federal system, state governments hold authority over most regulations regarding land usage and environmental protection. In the Bornean states of Sabah and Sarawak, home to most of Malaysia’s remaining intact forests, politicians push against perceived interference from the central government, particularly when it comes to resource management. Since the late 1960s, Malaysian Borneo lost much of its forest: first to timber and later to palm oil and other agricultural industries. Both states have laws on the books aimed at prot...
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