M'sia to follow up with EU rep on objections to deforestation law

PARLIAMENT | Malaysia will reiterate its stand against the European Union's (EU) proposed deforestation law at a meeting with the delegation's representative, to be held in Putrajaya on June 28, said Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof.

Fadillah said the meeting with European Commission Directorate General for Environment director-general Florika Fink-Hooijer - in charge of overseeing the overall draft legislation - will be held as a follow-up to Malaysia's joint representation with Indonesia last month at the EU in Brussels, Belgium...