No evidence linking Sg Kim Kim pollution to 12-year-old's myokymia, says Health Ministry


GOPENG: There is no proof to show that the toxic pollution incident at Sungai Kim Kim in March caused myokymia in a 12-year-old pupil.

Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye (pic) said a background check on the boy found he was born prematurely and had a history of fits since he was four.

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