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It was the nation’s worst housing tragedy, one that shocked Malaysia to its core. At about 1.30pm on that fateful Saturday. Rtesidents in Block 1 of Highland Towers in Ulu Klang, Selangor, were going about their weekend. What happened next was nothing short of catastrophic and sheer devastation. The tower, one of three 12-storey blocks occupied since 1979, collapsed like a deck of cards as a result of a landslide, killing 48 people and resulting in the evacuation of residents in Block 2 and 3. It was reported that the earth gave way after 10 days of rainfall that caused the landslide. Among those killed were former deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam’s son Carlos Rashid and daughter in-law Rosina Abu Bakar. ....
channel for the latest stories and updates. The Housing & Local Government Ministry does not intend to build a monument but to beautify it as well as make it a historic site, based on a post by its Minister, Zuraida Kamarudin. She said the intention is to commemorate the tragic event that killed 48 occupants of the condominium on 11 December 1993, a dark day in the history of Malaysia. The area of the Highland Tower needs to be given a new lease of life because it previously invited the locals to feel unhappy because of the social problems that occur in the area. Therefore, the demolition of this derelict building for 27 years will be enlivened through the development of historical places and at the same time can ensure the well-being of residents in the Highland Tower area. ....