Lee: Vital to find cause of mysterious illness


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 16 Jun 2019

PETALING JAYA: More efforts should be made to find out the cause of the mysterious illness plaguing the Orang Asli of Kuala Koh, says Eco World Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

He was responding to reports that tests by the Department of Environment (DOE) on water samples found near a manganese mine and Orang Asli water catchments in Kuala Koh showed that the samples were free of contaminants and chemicals, such as pesticide and herbicide.

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