FRIM comes under threat


KUALA LUMPUR: The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), the largest and oldest man-made tropical forest in the world, is under threat by a proposal to build an elevated highway across it.

Its director-general Datuk Dr Abd Latif Mohmod said he “would fight to the end” against such a move, which would be detrimental for the many endangered plant species within its grounds.

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