Penang DOE fines factory RM10,000 for discharging waste into public drain

BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Environment Department (DOE) has issued a compound notice for RM10,000 to a food processing factory in Butterworth for causing water pollution by discharging effluents into a public drain on Monday (Jan 31).

State DOE director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab said the matter was discovered following an investigation by the department over complaints of contamination of the river water in the area.