Bateq folk want govt assurance

Have some eggs: Dr Mah handing out food to a family at Kampung Kuala Koh in Gua Musang. With him is Kelantan MCA deputy chairman Chee Sien Chen.

GUA MUSANG: The Kampung Kuala Koh Orang Asli villagers here called for assurance from the Federal Government that they will not have to experience another spate of deaths in their community.

A 32-year-old villager, who declined to be named, said the Bateq community at the village hoped to have better access to facilities, including healthcare, to prevent such an incident from recurring.