Good on You, Sabah

It may be home to the most poor people in Malaysia (23%, Source: UNDP 2008), but Sabah still recognises the importance of the environment. Good on you, Sabah. It's so beautiful, I'd hate to see it go bad. From The Star: Sabah forest gains certification for sustainable management:

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's flagship Deramakot forest reserve received another five-year certification by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for its sustainable forest management.

The re-certification for the period between April 8, 2008 and April 20, 2013, makes the 55,000ha Deramakot the longest continuously-certified rainforest in the world since achieving the certification requirement in 1997.

You go, Sabah.

In other news, apparently we get a petrol subsidy after the price hike. From The Edge: PM announces restructured fuel subsidy scheme:

• Cars up to 2L, pick-ups up to 2.5L to get RM625 annual cash rebate; motorcycles up to 250cc get RM150; rebates via postal order from July 1, 2008.
• Cars above 2L get road tax discount of RM200; motorcycles more than 250cc, road tax discount of RM50.
  

And apparently it will be distributed via postal order. Apparently we get it when we renew our road tax. Sweet. I get a road tax discount. But I need it now, dammit!

And that's the news.