PETALING JAYA: All Department of Environment offices have been ordered to strictly enforce environment laws immediately following the deterioration of air quality around the country in the past 24 hours due to open burning.
Deputy Environment and Natural Resources Minister Datuk S. Sothinathan said the orders were issued the moment the API reached moderate level in line with a Cabinet decision made two weeks ago when air quality was hovering around the unhealthy level.
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