Renggam

Renggam (Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam) is a municipality and industrial town in Kluang district, Johor, Malaysia. There is a large detention camp (Simpang Renggam Prison), built there in 1986.^[1][2]

In 2004 over 1,500 tons of toxic waste were found stored in an abandoned brick factory. The toxic waste had been illegally imported from Taiwan.^[3] As of 2006 the toxic waste still had not been taken care of.^[4]

References

1. ↑ ["Simpang Renggam Prison Director Promoted as Prisons Department Deputy DG" Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency 13 May 2003]
2. ↑ ["Detention camp gets Suhakam green light" New Straits Times (Malaysia) 24 November 2004]
3. ↑ ["Move to hasten return of waste" R. Sittamparam New Straits Times (Malaysia) 23 September 2004]
4. ↑ ["Stop this illegal dumping " New Straits Times (Malaysia) 16 January 2006]

See also

• Simpang Renggam

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