Terengganu govt views island food poisoning claims seriously, says exco rep


KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government views seriously claims that six friends suffered food poisoning while on holiday at Pulau Perhentian Kecil in Besut, believed to be due to contamination by untreated sewage, recently.

State Tourism, Culture and Digital Technology Committee chairman Ariffin Deraman (pic) said the departments involved had been instructed to take samples of the water as well as to conduct immediate monitoring on the issue.

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