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	The judge ordered a fine of 10,000 ringgit (3,000 dollars) for violating conservation laws, according to the New Straits Times.</div>
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	The 21-year-old defendant was arrested by police last month in Beaufort town in the state of Sabah on Borneo island, about 1,575kilometres east of Kuala Lumpur.</div>
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	The pangolin is a protected species in Malaysia but smuggling is rampant due to high demand for its meat.</div>
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Court fines Malaysian man for possession of protected pangolins

Over 1,000 Thai protesters accuse World Bank and IMF of favouring the rich on October 15

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Court fines Malaysian man for possession of protected pangolins

Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - A Malaysian court fined a man for possession of12 protected pangolin anteaters in an eastern state, a report said Tuesday.

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