GRIEVING families and upset Malay-sians are questioning if breaches of safety precautions led to the deaths of a teacher and five students when their dragon boat capsized on Sunday.
The questions raised include the wisdom of changing the Penang Pesta Open dragon boat competition venue — from the Teluk Bahang dam to the fisherman’s jetty off Jelutong Express-way which has strong undercurrents and heavy marine traffic.
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