Mongabay: A book alleging massive corruption by Sarawak's long-time ruler, Abdul Taib bin Mahmud, is being released despite apparent legal threats against the book's publisher and author.
Money Logging, written by the Bruno Manser Fund's executive director Lukas Straumann, argues that Taib and his associates made billions of dollars by auctioning off Sarawak's rainforests to loggers and palm oil companies since the early 1980s. The allegations aren't new, but the book provides new details on Taib's dealings...