Raising a stink over factory odour

(From left) Chin Giap and his father Ong Leong Kee, 73, explaining their worries about the factory emissions to (from right) Dr Thor and Gerakan Legal and Human Rights Bureau chief Baljit Singh

THE issue of a screw-coating factory allegedly emitting the smell of thinner to Kampung Permatang Tok Subuh in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, has not come to rest despite the authorities giving it the “all clear”.

A factory spokesman said the Depart-ment of Environment Department (DOE) had tested the air quality around the factory and found it to be within the safe limit.