Poor conditions, safety concerns among reasons teachers' quarters unoccupied, says Fadhlina

KUALA LUMPUR: Unfavourable physical conditions and high maintenance costs were among the factors 17,524 units of teachers' quarters were unoccupied, says Fadhlina Sidek (pic).

The Education Minister said a study by the ministry had also found that the quarters were sometimes located in unstrategic or unsafe areas, making them targets for theft and vandalism.