Save Rivers suit not meant to undermine mediation with natives: Samling Group

Samling Group Sdn Bhd has denied an allegation that its recent defamation suit against an NGO is meant to disrupt mediation between the company and native communities over logging activities in Sarawak.

In a media statement today, the company claimed that the suit by its two logging subsidiaries against Save Rivers, was due to the environmental group repeating allegations that its (company) Sirim Qas International certification was done without due compliance process...