DOE needs 3,000 additional enforcement personnel - DG

The Environment Department (DOE) requires an additional 3,000 enforcement personnel compared to the existing 1,100 personnel, taking into account the workload and the number of pollution incidents in the country, said its director-general Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaafar.

During an interactive session with the media in Putrajaya today, he stated that this is due to the broader scope of DOE's responsibilities, including the control of air and water pollution, management of toxic waste, and...