SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state water resources special selection committee (JPK-SAS) is recommending an increase in fines and making jail term mandatory on offenders found guilty of water pollution.
“The committee is recommending that the fines be set at a minimum of RM200,000 to a maximum of RM1mil for all the related acts and enactments, ” said committee chairman Michelle Ng (pic) during a press conference at the state assembly building in Shah Alam on Thursday (July 16).
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