Environment Dept orders Kedah glove factory to shut temporarily for discharging foaming wastewater

ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Environment Department (DOE) has ordered a glove factory in Kulim Hi-Tech Park to close on suspicion of discharging foaming wastewater on Sunday (July 27).

Its director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab said the temporary shutdown was to stop pollution activities conducted by the factory following public complaints on Sunday.