Ministry to investigate Kg Kuala Koh water pollution claims
A water source in Kg Kuala Koh. The Orang Asli community there say water resources in the area have been contaminated by nearby iron ore-mining activities. – Pic courtesy of Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia president Shariffa Sabrina Syed Aki, June 9, 2019.
THE Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry will investigate claims that water pollution is the cause behind members of the Orang Asli community in Kg Kuala Koh suffering from pneumonia. Its deputy minister, Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji, said a thorough investigation would be carried out to identify the cause behind the spread of bacterial infections affecting the Orang Asli community there, which has resulted in fatalities.
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