GEORGE TOWN: The incident that claimed four lives at a beach resort in Tanjung Bungah was a construction mishap, said Penang Island City Council (MBPP) mayor Yew Tung Seang.
He said that the slope was unstable due to digging activities as the resort’s owner was building a retaining wall without informing the authorities.
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