Mills polluting rivers to face the law


Polluted stream: Villagers use this stream, which go through an oil palm plantation near Kampung Kebatu in Beaufort district, to bathe.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government would not hesitate on acting against oil palm mills for allegedly polluting rivers through direct discharge of waste.

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said action was taken against the culprits and the government had even suspended an oil mill operated by a public listed company.

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