BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized various assets estimated to be worth over RM183mil following raids on a scrap metal smuggling syndicate. The raids, carried out in five states—Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Johor, and Kedah—began on Monday (July 14) and progressed across various factories on Tuesday (July 15). According to the MACC, the raids were...
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities have seized items worth around RM5.7bil, including contraband and electronic waste, as part of various operations this year by the Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order (KDNKA) department. Its director, Comm Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim, said the department, through all of its divisions and branches, has also detained 5,080 individuals based...
IPOH: About RM111mil worth of e-waste has been seized and five foreign workers arrested during an Ops Hazard 2.0 operation at the Pengkalan industrial area here. General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade commander Senior Asst Comm Shahrum Hashim said the e-waste, which included metal and plastics, were found in about 1,500 bags that were kept at...
CYBERJAYA: The public can send old or broken gadgets to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) e-waste collection centres to recycle or dispose of properly, says the Deputy Communications and Digital Minister. With an estimated 364 million e-waste produced annually in this country, Teo Nie Ching (pic) said the Communications and Digital Ministry, through MCMC, encourages using...
