NGOs urge ban on malathion, want pesticide buffer zones around schools

PETALING JAYA: The Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (Panap) has urged the government to ban malathion and set up pesticide-free buffer zones around schools following the poisoning of students in Port Dickson.

In the incident which happened on July 18, 32 pupils at SK Linggi became sick after workers sprayed malathion at a chilli farm located 500m away.