River runs pitch-black


Murky matter: DOE officials collecting samples from stagnant puddles on a plot of land in Chuah, Negri Sembilan.

PORT DICKSON: Residents in Chuah, near here, have complained about a pitch-black liquid, suspected to be oil, in a river, prompting Environment Department (DOE) officials to collect samples for testing.

State climate change committee chairman S. Veerapan said a DOE team was immediately dispatched to the scene on Sunday after receiving a complaint via its eAduan system.

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