The Jawi assemblyman noted that, after thorough investigations and monitoring, the Environment Department suspended three factories in September for emitting the smell of burning plastic.

KUALA LANGAT: For years, the stretch of road leading from Kuala Langat to Klang would be covered in smog almost every night due to peat soil fires and open burning by vegetable farmers. But the ...

[File, Standard] Burning plastic in dumps and open fires is as big a problem for the planet as littering, scientists said Wednesday in a detailed new assessment of how plastic enters the environment.