KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — A committee will be established to study new pollutants, including microplastics, that could affect human health and the environment, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, July 15 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the government, through the National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (Nahrim), has been actively conducting research on the impact of new pollutants on water quality in several river basins in Malaysia under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).