Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan is pictured at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur March 12, 2019. — Picture by FIrdaus Latif
Umno’s Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan mooted an emergency motion during Question Time today, amid reports that chemical waste dumped into Sungai Kim Kim there has shut all 111 schools in the district as noxious fumes continue to be blown across the area due to weather conditions. “If we give compensation to victims of natural disasters, we must give the victims of this toxic waste disaster some compensation. If we can’t give them compensation then we must allow them to take legal action against the ones behind this,” he said in the House.
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