Noel Achariam

Noel is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight. You can follow him on Twitter.

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Thursday, 20 Jun 2019 06:52 PM

Pasir Gudang schoolchildren may have been exposed to toxic fumes, says minister

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says health officials are keeping tabs on the case.

Pasir Gudang schoolchildren may have been exposed to toxic fumes, says minister

Saturday, 15 Jun 2019 09:41 PM

Health officials isolating Bateq tribesmen who fled to Terengganu

8 members of tribe from disease-ravaged Kelantan village are in Terengganu hospital.  

Health officials isolating Bateq tribesmen who fled to Terengganu

Friday, 14 Jun 2019 11:45 AM

No contamination at Kg Kuala Koh, says Wan Azizah

Departments of Environment, Chemisry find no traces of manganese in river near kampung where 14 Orang Asli died recently.

No contamination at Kg Kuala Koh, says Wan Azizah

Friday, 14 Jun 2019 07:00 AM

Where’s Kelantan when we need them, ask Orang Asli

Bateq tribe suffers 14 deaths in a month but PAS-led state govt shows no signs of extending helping hand, they complain.

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Where’s Kelantan when we need them, ask Orang Asli

Thursday, 13 Jun 2019 07:15 PM

Police exhume body of Bateq man for 2nd post-mortem

First post-mortem on remains of Romy Hamdan, 29, showed cause of death to be pneumonia.

Police exhume body of Bateq man for 2nd post-mortem


Thursday, 13 Jun 2019 05:33 PM

8 Kg Kuala Koh Orang Asli bodies found, says Waytha

Minister in charge of national unity says search ongoing for bodies of remaining 4 victims of 'mystery illness'.

8 Kg Kuala Koh Orang Asli bodies found, says Waytha

Thursday, 13 Jun 2019 04:42 PM

5 Orang Asli remain in critical condition

Some 14 people have died within a month but cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

5 Orang Asli remain in critical condition

Thursday, 13 Jun 2019 11:00 AM

Guide holds out little hope of finding Orang Asli remains

Custom of leaving bodies on bamboo platform in the jungle makes it hard for authorities to find anything intact.

Guide holds out little hope of finding Orang Asli remains

Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019 06:40 PM

Search team finds bone fragments near Kg Kuala Koh

Authorities working on ascertaining cause of death of 14 Bateq tribe members.

Search team finds bone fragments near Kg Kuala Koh

Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019 05:35 PM

Authorities block access to Kg Kuala Koh

Barricade erected this morning; police, fire and other personnel to mark sites where bodies of 12 Orang Asli, who died of illness, placed for retrieval.

Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019 11:00 AM

Orang Asli demand answers from ‘mute, deaf’ Kelantan

Bateq tribe members fending for themselves despite 14 deaths in Kg Kuala Koh while authorities scramble to find out source of infection.

Orang Asli demand answers from ‘mute, deaf’ Kelantan

Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019 11:00 AM

Orang Asli bodies due for a post-mortem may be lost to wild animals

Tigers, bears, giant monitor lizards may have got to the bodies, which are traditionally laid out in the open in the jungle.

Orang Asli bodies due for a post-mortem may be lost to wild animals

Tuesday, 11 Jun 2019 07:00 AM

Orang Asli lives shattered after 14 deaths

Victims in Gua Musang, Kelantan, including a year-old baby, all died in the past month from breathing difficulties.  
 

Orang Asli lives shattered after 14 deaths

Thursday, 06 Jun 2019 08:00 PM

Malaysia must insist Australia takes back Lynas waste, says Fuziah 

Otherwise we will have no choice but to revoke the licence for the plant, says lawmaker.

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Malaysia must insist Australia takes back Lynas waste, says Fuziah 

Wednesday, 05 Jun 2019 04:55 PM

Putrajaya inching towards RCI into judicial interference

What the public wants, the public gets, says PM.

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Putrajaya inching towards RCI into judicial interference