Kedah DOE issues suspension order against Sg Petani factory


ALOR SETAR: The Department of Environment (DOE) Kedah branch has suspended the operations of a factory in Sungai Petani on suspicion of conducting illegal e-waste recovery activities.

State DOE director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab said that the suspension order followed a raid, conducted by 45 officers and personnel from the department, along with the Special Branch of the state Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Immigration Department, which began at 9.30am.

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