KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad vowed that those behind the latest air pollution episode in Pasir Gudang, Johor will face the full brunt of the law after dozens, mostly students, fell ill from inhaling the air there.

In a press conference here today, he labelled the incident as unfortunate, saying it should not have happened after the initial incident at Sungai Kim Kim.

"Ya, this is something unfortunate. Rightly, after the previous incident, it should not have happened again, but looks like there are industries which are not that bothered about safety.

"That's why we have to identify who are the polluters and we will take stern action against them," he said after attending the 33rd Asia-Pacific Roundtab...