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Press briefing by LGE about the collapse of the lightning antenna. The concrete slab was part of the building's main column and should be strong. So why did it break? The flat structure with "Menara...

The place revisited. Earlier view taken from Persiaran Mulia side. Latest taken from USJ 9 side. The structure is parallel to Persiaran Kewajipan about 100 meters from the mosque near Taipan and at...

Now the blame has shifted to Anwar http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/233231 as Penang Umno chief Zainal Abidin Osman said PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim would be the best person to answer questions...

emailed YB Hannah Yeoh. She's gonna have her hands full on this. Project is under Federal Govt's purview...so state govt can just scream and shout..and they will thumb their noses at us!

This structure located at the USJ 8, 9 and 14 junction is a disaster waiting to happen! Snapped pic yesterday. Notice the left and right spans dangling in the air with cars passing underneath!...

They are always trying to divert attention from themselves. Who is politicising the issue? Read Gerakan's Dr Lim Boob Ben's comments I posted earlier.

Saudara Kit, LGE and Zahid at site. Wah! Zahid's hand on Kit's shoulder summore! So pally-pally! Politics!!! :D
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Good for LGE's wife. Her presence will help the family find some closure to the tragedy.

Ok tq for the info. But come each Cheng Beng, the family will be offering prayers at the spot.

Condolences to the family. We share your grief at this time of loss. But it is going to be creepy driving over the spot where the body is still buried. Will a marker..flat one... be made over the...

They are calling off the search for the victim's body..read http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/233105

Zinglicious...really approve of the new titles you give to our builders of collapsing structures..Ailingtech n Ineptneer would be appropriate :mua-haha:

I hope they (you know who) do a proper...

Getting interesting..Tanjung MP Ng Wei Aik claims UMNO building was built before approval given and during Gerakan's time...isn't it common in Malaysia...build first then get approval later...sure...

Can the council be made liable too for not checking and ensuring that there was a proper safety audit? MP Ng Wei Aik said that the building management failed to submit the report in 2011 when Penang...

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Does it mean that the Penang Council is also at fault for not checking and ensuring a safety audit had been done?

Advert has a howler "joint us"...wonder how we are going to do that to them?

Was there yesterday. Good bargains. Picked up a Lumix GF3 for RM790...minus telefoto zoom.

Read what Gerakan's Dr Lim Boob (oops, ;)) Ben had to say:
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To quote TR Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd



Is the wing-wall design the cause of the collapse? Note that it was "experimental" meaning that they did not check its potential problems?

Naka,

Sorry that's all I have. Happened to be there for Cheng Beng earlier in March this year. Dunno what made me take the picture as I passed by the building every year to have my usual meal at...

UMNO building and the New Lane (Lorong Baru) Hawker center along McAlister Road during happier times (earlier this year when I was in Penang). The huge slab with the words "Menara UMNO" is a flat...

His body is still in the hole. Sad. Condolences to the family. Pics from another forum.

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The concrete slab would only give way if structurally it was not well made but if pulled by the massive fancy "lightning arrestor". Notice the circular discs along its length...they will easily be...

You will regret buying those cheap China made Android tablets. I have one..a 7 inch Huawei device..slow and unresponsive. Have to ditch it. The cheapest and most reliable 7 inch Android tablet is the...

One thing that bothers me.

Bernama reported: "Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) Northern Regional Office head, Ahmad Nor Hisham Mohd Yusop said a visit to the scene...