‘Let funds flow in to revive dead rivers’


Poh checking the polluted Sungai Tebrau in Kampung Bakar Batu, Permas Jaya in Johor Baru. — Photos by THOMAS YONG/The Star

INTEREST groups in Johor want the Federal Government to give focus to environmental issues such as river rehabilitation in Budget 2023.

Safe Johor River founder Poh Pai Yik said past budgets often failed to take into account the need for environmental protection.

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