Cabinet to discuss Pasir Gudang crisis tomorrow
Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad speaks during a press conference at JW Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur March 14, 2019. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
The Federal Territories minister said discussions would cover the ongoing emergency operations underway there as well as punishment for the polluters who triggered the forced closure of all 111 schools in the industrial district and made 506 people sick, nine critically so.
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