Worst not over, but things under control, says PM on Sg Kim Kim crisis
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the authorities do not believe the Sg Kim Kim toxic waste disaster will deteriorate. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 14, 2019.
THE danger from toxic waste dumped into Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang has not passed, but the situation is under control, said Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Although the worst is not over, the authorities do not believe things will deteriorate, the prime minister told reporters after visiting the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council and Sultan Ismail Hospital today.
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