Semiconductor factory fined RM30,000 for polluting Sungai Melaka with effluent


MELAKA: A semiconductor manufacturing factory in Batu Berendam here was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court for causing pollution to Sungai Melaka, said the Department of Environment (DOE).

DOE state director Rosli Mustafa said his team had first inspected the factory on Aug 18, last year and discovered effluent was being discharged into the river.

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