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Disaster Operation Control Centre in Pasir Gudang closed
JOHOR BAHRU: The Disaster Operation Control Centre (PKTK) which was opened in Pasir Gudang, following breathing difficulties and vomiting experienced by students here due to suspected air pollution since June 20, has closed at 12 noon yesterday. State Health, Culture
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DOE raided three illegal factories
PASIR GUDANG: Three factories believed to be operating illegally were raided and action taken against them by enforcement authorities in an integrated operations after the recent incident where residents suffered breathing difficulties and vomiting. Director of the Johor Department of
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Yeo: Gov’t to wipe out illegal factories in Pasir Gudang
KUALA LUMPUR: The government aims to shut down all illegal factories in Pasir Gudang, Johor in a joint operation this month. Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, And Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said this at the Parliament today, adding that
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Irfan Wafiy suffers from Myokymia after exposure to pollution
KUALA LUMPUR: Irfan Wafiy Idham Wazir, 12, prior to this was very active running and swimming and was free to do anything to enjoy his childhood. Now, his every movement was limited after he was confirmed to be suffering from
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Pasir Gudang pollution: Comply with safety regulations, Lee tells media personnel
JOHOR BAHRU: All parties involved in operations to curb the toxic pollution must comply with safety and health regulations including the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri
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Yeo to take legal action after family accused of Pasir Gudang pollution
PUCHONG: Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin has vowed to take legal action against those circulating an image on social media, alluding that her family may be responsible for the air pollution in Pasir Gudang.
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Pasir Gudang pollution: Will buffer zones help?
JOHOR BAHRU: As the government studies the need to restructure the buffer zones for industrial areas in Pasir Gudang following the latest episode of health issues plaguing the many schools in the industrial town last week, concerns have arisen that
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Yeo: No more chemical factory in Pasir Gudang
JOHOR BAHRU: The government will not approve any more application for the construction of new chemical plants in Pasir Gudang to ensure a more sustainable development in the area, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climatic Change Minister Yeo Bee
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Pasir Gudang pollution: The gov’t failed to protect its citizens
The recent Pasir Gudang air pollution that rendered several schoolchildren hospitalised revealed the ugly side of our national environmental protection system. The fact that the ministers made official statement that government could not find the source of pollution after a
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