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SAM welcomes government decision to stop issuing pollution licences to protect air quality

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sahabat Alam Malaysia welcomed the government’s decision to immediately stop issuing licences for breaches under Malaysia’s Clean Air Regulations 2014.
  • The NGO said the move would support full enforcement of the regulations from Jan. 1, 2027.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia has welcomed the government’s decision to stop issuing licences for breaches under the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014.

The decision takes effect immediately and is intended to ensure that the regulations can be fully enforced from Jan. 1, 2027.

SAM president Meena Raman said the move was consistent with the organisation’s position on protecting the country’s air quality.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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