KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 -- Langkawi lawmaker Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged the Kedah state government to prove that it has been issued with a RM1 billion lawsuit by logging companies after their concessions were revoked by the previous administration

In a scathing post on his Facebook page today, the former prime minister questioned whether the administration under Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was so frightened of a few loggers that they were going to kowtow to their demands.

"Now, another history has been made. Kedah's treasures are being plundered for the strategic investments of the loggers. Don't sell the people. Don't sell the forests. Don't sell Kedah's treasures for your friends, the loggers.

"You're frightened of b...