Singaporean director of Malaysian factory pleads not guilty to sabotaging water supply in Johor

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man pleaded not guilty on Thursday (Sept 26) in a Johor court to a charge of indirect sabotage linked to the damage of water supply in a Kota Tinggi village. Tan Eng Yong, 41, and Malaysian Lau Kam Wai, 53, were charged in a sessions court with conspiring with another individual, who remains...

Late night blast rocks Iskandar Puteri residents as factory goes up in flames

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A big explosion rocked residents of Lima Kedai here following a major fire that hit a factory at the Dato Yunus Sulaiman industrial park here. As firemen were battling to control the fire, small explosions could be heard before a major explosion occurred at the factory at around 11pm on Monday night (May 27). This...

Immigration Dept raids illegal ewaste factory run by Chinese national

PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has busted an illegal ewaste factory run by foreigners during a raid on Thursday (May 16), said Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh (pic). He said the factory in Klang was raided following public complaints that it was operating illegally and had employed foreigners suspected to be victims of human trafficking. “The...

One dead in ammonia gas leak at Sandakan factory

KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed after ammonia gas leaked at an ice manufacturing factory in Sandakan. Sandakan OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Fuad Abd Malek said prior to the 10am incident yesterday, a group of seven people were carrying out maintenance on one of the machines. “During the repair works, one pipe burst and ammonia gas from...

Chinese manufacturer investing RM2bil to build factory in Ipoh

IPOH: A Chinese solar cell encapsulant film manufacturer is investing RM2bil to build a factory in Tasek Industrial Park here. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the factory is expected to start operations by the first quarter of 2024. "The factory is capable of producing 85 million sq m solar cell encapsulants to cover about...