Water cuts: M'sians want harsher penalties against factory suspected of polluting river

State environment, green technology, science, technology and innovation and consumer affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian and enforcement officers sealing the factory.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are demanding harsher penalties against the factory suspected of polluting the Sungai Gong river, causing massive water supply disruptions in the Klang Valley.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the government should amend the Water Services Industry Act 2006 and the Environmental Quality Act to provide harsher penalties for those who pollute water sources.