Eight Pasir Gudang factories ordered shut, RM166k in compounds issued in pollution probe


JOHOR BARU: At least eight factories have been ordered to close down and some RM166,000 worth of compound notices have been issued to factories in Pasir Gudang.

State Health, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar said that so far, the authorities have checked 153 premises out of the 252 chemical factories in the area.

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