US the biggest culprit, followed by Canada, the UK, Singapore

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — The Environment Department (DOE) recorded 536,709.04 tonnes of electrical and electronic waste or e-waste processed by licensed premises from January 2021 to June 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers to Government Departments, Local Authorities and Corporations) Order 2025, gazetted on Monday, took effect yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — Authorities have raided 57 illegal e-waste processing premises across the country under the integrated Op Hazard 2.0, conducted from June 16 until 2pm today, with total seizures estimated at RM500 million.

BATU GAJAH, June 17 — The General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade has arrested five Myanmar nationals at a factory in the Lahat Industrial Area, believed to be involved in unlicensed electronic waste (e-waste) recycling activities, with the total value of the seizure estimated at RM111.4 million.

PORT KLANG, May 19 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) will intensify port controls, particularly at Port Klang, to block the entry of illegal waste.

NEW DELHI, April 12 — India wants to tackle its mounting e-waste problem, but global electronics companies say the cost is too high.

KOTA TINGGI, March 8 — The police have arrested three foreigners and seized ammunition and bullet casings along with various e-waste worth RM23.8 million, during a raid on an illegal factory along Jalan Lombong yesterday.

IPOH, March 8 — The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested three individuals, including two Myanmar nationals, at a factory in Simpang Ampat, Penang, for allegedly carrying out electronic waste (e-waste) recycling activities without a permit.

KLANG, March 7 — The Marine Police Region 1 seized 1.23 million kg of electronic waste (e-waste) worth RM33.18 million during a raid on a scrap processing factory in Taman Perindustrian Meru yesterday.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysia will not be the world’s “waste basket,” says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, reaffirming the Federal government’s firm stance against the illegal import of electronic waste or e-waste.   Speaking...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The issue of e-waste smuggling, the surge in coconut-based product prices, and the perennial rice planting system are among the key topics on the final day of the Dewan Rakyat sitting for the First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament today.

PUTRAJAYA, March 3 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen 61 bank accounts with a total value of RM15 million in connection with the illegal processing and disposal of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained five civil servants for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes in exchange for not taking enforcement action against electric and electronic waste (e-waste) factories in a district in the south of the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The police are investigating the possibility that 47 illegally operating electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) factories raided in operations nationwide recently are linked to each other.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Malaysia will strengthen law enforcement to address the influx of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) from developed countries, following challenges in controlling the entry of such waste, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 18 individuals, including company owners and directors, on suspicion of bribing civil servants to secure approval for foreigners to become shareholders in electronic waste (e-waste) factories in Selangor and Johor.

SEGAMAT, Feb 24 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 16 individuals, including company owners, on suspicion of bribing enforcement officers in connection with the processing and disposal of illegal electrical and electronic waste (e-waste).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Central Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) seized scheduled waste or electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) worth RM721 million in raids carried out in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor on Saturday (February 15).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The parties involved in smuggling scheduled waste, electronic waste (e-waste) and scrap into the country are doing so by making false declarations and committing fraud.