Environmental pollution from industrial activities in Malaysia started appearing as early as the 1800s because of the tin mining industry. The rubber and palm oil industries then followed.
In the late 1960s, when the nation embarked on rapid industrialisation, the government realised something needed to be done to safeguard the country for future generations. As a result, the Environmental Quality Act was put in place in 1974.
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