All new Sabah buildings to be quake proof

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is finali­sing a building code requiring all new structures, especially high-rise buildings, to be earthquake proof.

Such a requirement for buildings to be earthquake proof was crucial in tremor-prone areas such as Ra­­nau and Kundasang at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu, as well as Lahad Datu and other parts of Sabah’s east coast, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor.