Malaysia Plans Amending Laws to Curb Waste Dumping, Report Says

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Malaysian officials open up a seized container with electronic waste in Port Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur in 2024. Photographer: AFP/Getty ImagesMalaysia is preparing to amend its environmental laws to give authorities greater power to curb illegal electronic waste as the country seeks to avoid becoming a global dumping ground for discarded components, according to a local media report. Malaysia is preparing amendments to its Environmental Quality Act that will be submitted to the parliament early next year, according to a report in The Star, citing Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup.