Legality of preschools in residential areas questioned


This kindergarten in Jalan Hujan Emas, Taman OUG, is located on the main road where access is blocked by a boom gate. Based on DBKL guidelines, this is not allowed. — Photos: AZLINA ABDULLAH and LOW LAY PHON/The Star

BEVERLY Tan woke up rather startled one morning to the sound of crying children and an unusual number of vehicles near her house in Taman Bukit Indah, Jalan Kelang Lama in Kuala Lumpur.

Jalan Selera, a busy road in the neighbourhood, was filled with cars as parents dropped off their children at a newly opened kindergarten.

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