Two men die of suspected food poisoning in Taipei after eating char kway teow

All outlets of restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam have been ordered to close. - POLAM KOPITIAM

TAIPEI: Two men died of suspected food poisoning after reportedly dining at a Malaysian vegetarian restaurant in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.

All outlets of restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam were ordered to close during investigations into the deaths and hospitalisation of customers who had eaten at one of the outlets in the city, local media reported Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an as saying on Wednesday (March 27).