Sweet music in Gong Badak


Before and after: The Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak today and when the roof collapsed 11 years ago (below).

PETALING JAYA: Eleven years ago, the RM300mil Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak, Terengganu, was in the news. The roof had collapsed just a year after it was opened, with damage estimated at RM25mil.

The iron frame structure supporting the 300m-long roof folded. leaving the main entrance, royal podium and public seating area unusable.

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