Little has changed since RCI recommendations 28 years ago


PETALING JAYA: Nearly three decades ago, a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) inspection on religious schools nationwide revealed that almost all lacked fire safety standards.

And yet little has changed over the years, with fire incidents at such schools happening ever so often – 211 cases recorded between 2015 and August this year.

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