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Malaysia arrests four plant managers after water pollution leads to supply cut affecting millions of people

Malaysia arrests four plant managers after water pollution leads to supply cut affecting millions of people
September 05, 2020 4:20 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Saturday (Sept 5) remanded for six days four factory managers who are suspected of involvement in a water pollution case that caused water-supply to be cut to millions of people in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

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