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1.The roof of Masjid Kampung Tebauk in Kuala Terengganu collapsed in September this year (2013).
2.The roof of Masjid Batu Puteh in Kemaman collapsed in 2009.

It is claimed that the same contractor built both and that he is still in business.

IF IT IS TRUE, IT’S SCARY, TO SAY THE LEAST!

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Video: Kontraktor ‘bumbung masjid runtuh’ terus diberi projek – PAS

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Malaysiakini

The contractor who built a mosque in Terengganu which saw its roof collapse in 2009 went on to build another mosque in the state, and the roof of this structure also collapsed in September, claimed an opposition MP.

PAS’ Kuala Terengganu MP Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad said the contractor behind Masjid Kampung Tebauk in Kuala Terengganu also built the Masjid Batu Puteh in Kemaman where the roof caved in 2009.

What is even “scarier”, he said, the same contractor is believed to have built “several other projects” in the state and was not blacklisted as claimed by the government in a reply to Parliament last week.

“I understand that the same contractor built several other projects, which have not yet collapsed, but maybe coming soon. It is scary… Perhaps nothing will happen but the risk is there as their performance is poor.

“Today people joke that when you go to a mosque in Terengganu to pray, don’t wear a soft skullcap but a metal hard hat, as the roof will collapse. It’s a sick joke,” he said.

However, when asked the identity of the contractor in question, Raja Kamarul Bahrin said he needed to do further checks to confirm the contractor’s full name.

“But I am sure the two mosques had the same contractor,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby.
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20 structures collapsed in 5 years

Raja Kamarul Baharin, a prominent architect, added there is urgent need for the state government to now check if the same contractors behind the collapsed buildings had built other state structures.

This includes the contractor that built the 14-month-old Dewan Chancellor at Kolej Universiti Tati in Kemaman, which roof caved in on Monday.
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He added that in the past five years, at least 20 structures have collapsed in Terengganu, signalling a “moral decay” within the government.

“The problem is enforcement and political will, that maybe these contractors have strong influence that they are awarded new projects even though they are problematic,” he said.

‘Contractor behind roof cave-ins built other buildings’

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THE SKY IS FALLING!
(Good caption, Harcharan Singh!)

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Star

Monday September 30, 2013 MYT 8:27:15 AM

Another roof collapse in Terengganu

By JOSEPH KAOS Jr

Close shave: The roof of the Kampung Tebauk Mosque in Bukit Tunggal which had collapsed.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The roof of the Kampung Tebauk Mosque in Bukit Tunggal here collapsed, just five months after the roof of another mosque came down in Hulu Teren­gganu.

Yesterday’s collapse, which happened at about 4am, affected about 20% of the place.

The two-year-old mosque was built at a cost of almost RM6mil.
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The collapse was similar to the one at the Kampung Binjai Kertas mosque, where the ceiling of the entrance collapsed in May. It barely missed several villagers who were performing prayers then.

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Another roof collapse in Terengganu

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