Tribute to landslide victims


Parents, teachers and school children paging tributes during a memorial ceremony to the victims of the Batang Kali landslide at SJKC Mun Choong. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Three days before Cheong Kam Yin was to start her stint as the headmistress of SJK(C) Mun Choong here, her world was thrown into turmoil when she received a call from the Education Ministry informing her of the tragic landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali, Selangor.

A good number of the school’s staff and pupils were among the campers.

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