Oil spill threat averted


A worker using a water jet dispenser in the cleaning up of the oil spill which began at the Prai Bulk Terminal on Friday night. The operation started on Saturday morning.

ALTHOUGH the oil spill situation along the shores of Penang is now under control, environmentalists have urged the authorities to get tough with polluters to avoid similar incidents in the future.

Malaysia Nature Society Penang branch advisor D. Kanda Kumar said the oil spill should be taken seriously and the culprits should be detained.

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