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17 Pasir Gudang schools close amid air pollution

Jun 24, 2019

More schools have been ordered to close because of air pollution in Pasir Gudang, Johor. 

In total, 17 schools and kindergartens in the affected area of Taman Mawar will be shut until Thursday as a precaution, after dozens of students suffered breathing difficulties.

Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar, the Johor State Health, Culture and Heritage Committee Chairman says they're closing in on the cause of the pollution, adding that tests have also cleared the affected students.

Meanwhile, the Department of Environment has also beefed up monitoring of an illegal dumpsite in Pasir Gudang, as part of investigations into the pollution.

They are also going back to check the Sungai Kim Kim area, which was the scene of chemical waste contamination back in March, to see if anything may have been dumped there again, that could be contributing to the problem this time around.

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Anwar Ibrahim confident of taking over as PM

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he has no doubt, that the transition plan for him to take over from Tun M as Prime Minister will go according to plan.

"I do not have any doubt that the transition will take place. He has been very genuine, and the discussions have been frank and intimate. Becuase as far as I am concerned and he is concerned, it is a done deal."

Datuk Seri Anwar said this to assure that he is satisfied with the transition process, even though there are some parties who continue to speculate and raise questions about the succession plan. 

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Hishammuddin calls for impartiality in land-swap deals probe

Former Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein is urging the MACC not to be selective in its investigation into the land-swap deal involving the Ministry.

Hisham says all previous Defense Ministers or even Prime Ministers should also be called up, to find out exactly what happened:

"We want to find out the truth. Let's get to the bottom of this. I've always maintained that if it's wrong, it's wrong. Doesn't matter who."

Hisham himself was questioned for nearly seven hours by the MACC yesterday, over the land swap deals.