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Authorities in Kuantan have seized RM6.4 million worth of electronic waste following a raid on an unlicensed factory in Gambang, with the facility's manager detained for questioning.
A Singapore site supervisor was sentenced to three days in jail for accepting S$50 per truckload to allow chicken compost dumping at a waste facility construction site he oversaw. The illegal disposal occurred over two days in June 2024.
Enforcement authorities have recovered RM3 million in illegal electronic waste following a raid on an unlicensed processing facility in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Five people have been arrested in connection with the operation.