High Court increases fine previously meted out over Sg Kim Kim pollution incident

P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd Yap Yoke Liang (left) and his lawyers N. Subramaniam (right) and S. Selvantheran (centre) leaving the Johor Baru High Court on June 27, 2024.

JOHOR BARU: A company has seen its fine for air pollution offences doubled from RM40,000 to RM80,000 per charge by the High Court after an appeal by the prosecution.

The prosecution had appealed over lower fines previously imposed by the Sessions Court over the Sungai Kim Kim pollution case.