‘Seize machinery and shut it down’


NEW A bird's eye view of the river showing a murky discharge coming from the sand washing site.

ILLEGAL sand washing operators operating along the Sungai Klang riverbank in Jalan Kelang Lama are playing a cat and mouse game with the authorities.

Barely two months since Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad ordered the site, at the 4th Mile of Jalan Kelang Lama, to be shut down, and now it is back in business.

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