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This handout photograph released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on December 24, 2020 shows samples of soil from the asteroid Ryugu, inside C compartment of the capsule collected by the Hayabusa-2 space probe, at JAXA Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)

Community members receiving iftar meals sponsored by Coca-Cola.

WHEN toxic waste is dumped and the polluter vanishes, who pays to clean it up? In the US a multibillion-dollar Superfund exists for precisely that scenario. In Malaysia, there is no equivalent safety net — only enforcement orders, court processes and in some cases, silence. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

(L-R) Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, Arden Cho, May Hong, REI AMI and Kevin Woo attend the KPop Demon Hunters A Sing-Along Event fan surprise at Paris Theater on Aug 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin / AFP)

Once electronic waste enters Malaysia outside proper declaration channels, it moves beyond the ports into an underground processing chain operating outside the licensed system. Bernama FILE PIX