Selangor public housing residents grapple with dangerous living conditions

Hopeless situation: Rabudin Mohd Taharim, a resident of Taman Putra Damai PPR flats in Lembah Subang, looking at the sad state of the building.

SHELTER and security are two basic rights for human beings but in numerous cases in the Klang Valley, shelter for the lower-income group seems to lack the basic safety requirements.

The death of a five-year-old last week who fell from the sixth floor of Kota Damansara PPR, the second child to have fallen from the highrise in less than two years, was a reminder of the tragic consequences when those safety features are overlooked.