Johor MB defends working trip to Batam, says it was planned before chemical disaster


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 17 Mar 2019

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian. -Bernama filepic

PASIR GUDANG: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian has defended his one-day working trip to Batam island at Riau province in Indonesia.  

The Kempas assemblyman said that the working visit on Friday (March 15) had been planned prior to the Pasir Gudang chemical dumping incident, adding that the trip was to boost  cooperation between local tourism and industry players with their Indonesian counterparts especially in Batam.

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