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Published: Saturday November 14, 2009 MYT 5:04:00 PM

Gong Badak stadium contractor must repair collapsed roof


KUALA TERENGGANU: The government has decided that the contractor of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak is responsible for the repair of the roof that collapsed last June.

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the contractor would have to bear the cost of the repair because the stadium was still under warranty.

"The investigation papers on the roof collapsed were tabled at the post-cabinet meeting last Nov 6 and the cabinet ordered the contractor to repair the stadium," he told reporters after closing a youth convention here Saturday.

He declined to furnish details on the repair work, including the cost, saying that the matter was under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department.

"Our hope is that the repair work can start soon so that the stadium can be used again for the development of sports in the state," he added.

In the June 2 incident, 60 percent of the roof at the stadium, built at a cost of almost RM300mil and opened in May last year for the 12th Malaysia Games (Sukma), collapsed. This included the roof above the royal box at the grand stand.

However, no one was hurt. - Bernama

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