Liow promises detailed study of Bukit Koman residents’ health woes

The Health Ministry has always closely monitored the health of Bukit Koman residents.

Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the area had been consistently monitored since 2009 and urged the residents not to worry as the ministry was working closely in seeking the cause of their problems.

"We will conduct a detailed study to identify the root cause of their ailments," he said yesterday, denying allegations that the ministry was treating their claims of cyanide poisoning from a gold mine in the area lightly.

Liow explained that a baseline health study team had been formed on July 12 to scrutinise the ailments afflicting Bukit Koman residents in Raub.

The team, chaired by Health deputy director-general Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman is also collaborating with an anti-cyanide group, Pahang Raub Anti-Cyanide Gold Mining Committee (BCAC), he said as reported by Bernama.

Meanwhile in PUTRAJAYA, Dr Lokman said there had been discrepancies in surveys done by the ministry compared to those conducted by BCAC.

While the ministry did not report anything unusual, BCAC's survey found a high percentage of residents complaining of skin diseases.

Though previous surveys had determined how many residents were affected by health issues, the new team would try to pinpoint the source of the health problems, he said.

"The source can be anything, not just cyanide poisoning," said Dr Lokman.

He agreed with DAP vice-chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw's opinion that there was no evidence that the occurrence of skin problems among residents was linked to cyanide used in nearby gold-mining activities.

Dr Tan, a dermatologist, had recently said it was difficult to attribute the skin problems to a certain substance as it was a very slow process.

"I think we should approach this issue in a rational manner," said Dr Tan.

Dr Lokman said members of the team would include dermatologists and doctors and it was looking for occupational health experts and bio-chemists.

The team was also looking for a demographically similar village in Raub which had not been exposed to mining activities to carry out a "control" study, to compare the incidence of such skin problems to that in Bukit Koman.

- The Star -

Read More @ Source



More » Bonology.com | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) | Sociopolitics Plus | 大马社会政治

Comments

Post a Comment

Optimized Search

Sexy Scandals

Popular posts from this blog

BAGAIMANA GAMBAR AWEK MELAYU BOGEL BOLEH TERSEBAR DIDALAM BLOG??

Image
Gambar awek atau gadis melayu bogel makin tersebar di beberapa laman blog. Gambar bogel tersebut juga didakwa merupakan gambar peribadi dari telefon bimbit yang tanpa sengaja diupload oleh pihak tidak bertanggungjawab. Menurut kajian, dipercayai teman lelaki kepada gadis melayu ini adalah orang yang bertanggungjawab atas penyebaran gambar bogel kekasih mereka. Ada yang sanggup meminta gambar bogel dari kekasih sendiri untuk jadi tatapan. Namun, apabila sudah putus cinta pihak lelaki akan mengugut untuk siarkan gambar peribadi mereka di internet. Kepada kaum wanita, anda dinasihatkan supaya tidak memberikan gambar seksi atau peribadi anda mahupun kepada teman lelaki anda - Melvister Read More @ Source More » Bonology.com | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) | Sociopolitics Plus | 大马社会政治
Keep reading

Scandal: Alyssa The Scandal Queen

Image
Malaysian Scandalous Classic Alyssa Yin Yi Here is the download links of the Alyssa Yin Yi BJ video. This is a leaked sexx video of amateur students who are so horny and they decided to film their sexcapade. good for those like this kind of stuffs, the sexx video was leaked and was posted on the internet. Warning: Link Contain Very Explicit Materials Click HERE To Download Alyssa Yin Yi is 22 years old and her 23rd birthday arrives at October 30th, 2008. Allyssa has a red and black scorpio tatoo on her right side of abodomin, referring to which she says she is a “Typical Scorpio Young Lady. Red, White, Pink Addict.” Allyssa Yin was enrolled to one of Malaysia’s most famous private college LimKokWing University a few years ago, where she had a friend named Jane Lo Li . Previously, Allyssa and Jane might only be famous to the Malaysian Foosball Community. But now they probably are soon catapulted into the international fame, because their naked photos and sex videos with Pakistani wealt...
Keep reading

Thank you, 2012

Image
It is the last day of 2012. Many events happened for the year. For us at BigDogDotCom, it has been a very good and memorable year indeed. Our article on the 'Ghost of Johor' drew a lot of attention. It started a series of articles written by other bloggers about Johor and drew even more attention, which many talked about. Enough to be asked to 'come for dinner '. Then, we were also reunited with an old blogging brother. It was nice to meet up with Raja Petra our common Malaysian favourite in the heart of West End. Doa for heroes of Bukit Chandu: (dari kiri) Brig Gen Rahim, PAT Jen Tan Sri Zulkifli, Defense Minister Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Dpeuty Minister Dato' Dr Latif Ahmad & President of Royal Malay Regt Club 2012 had some of our proudest moments. We witnessed for the first time the Malaysian Defense Minister officially paid homage on the Remembrance Day of the 70th anniversary , to the gallant heroes of 1st Federated Malay Regimen...
Keep reading