Post of building surveyor needed

Latest in a long line of construction sites disasters, the Jalan Bukit Kukus site in Paya Terubong, Penang. More proof that changes are needed in how we enforce bylaws. — Bernama

THE recent landslide at the Jalan Bukit Kukus worksite in Paya Terubong, Penang, and similar events in other parts of the country prompted me to write this open letter to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad:

Prior to 1975, the erstwhile George Town City Council had the post of city architect & building surveyor who, as head of the Town Planning & Building Department, was the superior to several architects and a town planner.