WE continue to assert that the decision by the government to allow the resumption of operations at Sino-Metals is premature. We say this because there is a lot that has not been done and much more has not been revealed. We are further disturbed by the admission by the government that the clean-up exercise has not been done and concluded, yet the culprit has been allowed to start operating again, even without a clear public statement on the measures taken to prevent the recurrence of the accident. Negligence is not a word we use casually here. Civil society groups have argued that this disaster fits a broader pattern of gross corporate negligence and weak oversight, and they demanded prosecution, independent...