Fiduciary duty to protect environment


  • Letters
  • Monday, 17 Jun 2019

THE Malaysian Bar is deeply concerned about the frequency and severity of water pollution incidents – a form of environmental damage – in the country.

On March 7 this year, news broke about the industrial pollution in Sungai Kim Kim in Johor that reportedly affected the health of almost 6,000 people (pic, Bernama). A week later, the Selangor Water Management Authority reported that pollution, believed to have been caused by chemical waste, had been detected in the Klang River.

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