KOTA KINABALU (April 27): Kuamut assemblyman Datuk Masiung Banah has dismissed several allegations surrounding the cement factory project in Tongod, clarifying that claims of logging and investor withdrawals are false.

Masiung, who chairs Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, refuted claims that the Kampung Kayawoi project was a pretext for logging, stating no timber remains in the area. He also denied rumors of investor pullouts, attributing such talk to opposition-driven negativity.