Carry out safety measures, DPM tells religious schools


Ramadan cheer: Dr Ahmad Zahid talking to orphans after presenting them with raya packets during the Inspirasi Ramadan, UPSR and SPM event at Selekoh near Bagan Datuk. With them are Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom (left) and Hutan Melintang assemblyman S. Kesavan (right). — SAIFUL BAHRI/The Star

BAGAN DATUK: Administrators of religious schools need to be more responsible when it comes to the safety of their pupils, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He added that unfortunate incidents, such as the accident involving a van carrying tahfiz (religious) school pupils in Kelantan, could have been prevented had the school administrators carried out proper safety and preventive measures.

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