TMJ on chemical crisis: Govt should have declared emergency from day one


PASIR GUDANG: The district of Pasir Gudang should have been put under a state of emergency since the first day of the chemical spill in Sungai Kim Kim, says Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim.

Taking to twitter, he said the government should have declared a state of emergency on March 7 and relocated residents to a temporary place until there was a guarantee that the area was safe.

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