Douse that fire, warns DOE


PETALING JAYA: The Department of Environment is serious about stamping out open burning in this difficult time of haze and drought.

DOE would take legal action over open burning at construction sites, farms or industrial areas, said director-general Datuk Halimah Hassan.

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