High-level panel to probe deadly mine blast in Sarawak


KUCHING: The Sarawak government is setting up a committee to investigate last Saturday’s mine blast in Selantik that claimed the lives of four miners, including a North Korean.

Assistant Public Health Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said the committee members would include representatives from state and federal agencies.

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