SEGAMAT, Sept. 27 -- The Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) has re-exported 436 containers of electronic waste (e-waste) to their countries of origin this year, with another 578 containers due to be sent out from October.

The agency said the operations were carried out in collaboration with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Royal Malaysia Police, Department of Environment, and port authorities.

"Another 578 containers are scheduled to be sent out in stages beginning this October," it said in a statement today.

AKPS is targeting the re-export of all 1,259 e-waste containers from Malaysia by the end of 2026.

Meanwhile, AKPS director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the agency had recorded ...