Dragon boat tragedy: Guidelines not followed (Update)


PENANG: Preliminary investigation into Sunday’s dragon boat capsize tragedy here showed that the Chung Ling High School management did not adhere fully to safety guidelines for co-curricular activities issued by the Education Department.

State Education Director Ibrahim Mohammad said the quidelines required the school management to inform the security authorities of the activities to ensure that the students’ safety was monitored.

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