Apology only goes so far


Children holding signs protesting about the air pollution at the Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium before the town hall session with the Mentri Besar.

JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal made an unprecedented move when he apologised for the state government’s poor handling of the two major chemical incidents in Pasir Gudang this year.

The Bukit Kepong assemblyman’s apology showed that the state realised mistakes made in handling the two incidents, which occurred in March and June.

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