A leaf of poisonous night-scented lily, foreground, is seen at the Oita Prefectural Government office on Nov.... The woman in her 60s complained of symptoms including intense pain in her mouth.... According to the prefectural government's food, living and health division, the woman ate a leafstalk of kuwazuimo that was growing in her garden at around 5 p.m.on Nov....

Compiled by C. ARUNO, RAZAK AHMAD and R. ARAVINTHAN THE construction of a sabo dam at Gunung Jerai, Kedah, is scheduled to be completed in December and will help prevent a repeat of the Aug 18 water surge incident, reported Sinar Harian. The government had approved an allocation to build the dam following the incident and the project was being expedited, said Environment and Water Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Zaini Ujang.He said sabo dam technology was the best solution to resolve the p