About 25 ‘sick schools’ projects need immediate attention



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KISSING FROM PADANG: Approximately 25 “sick school” projects across the country need immediate attention.

Education Minister Dr. Radzi Jidin said that special attention should be paid to the issue to ensure that long-abandoned projects can be completed and prevent further losses due to damage to building structures.

“There are about 25 sick school projects … we will go through it one by one and prioritize which one needs to be completed first and fix it so that (construction) can be sped up,” he told reporters during a visit to the abandoned project site. Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Perlis near here today.

He said the ministry is now focusing on the selection of contractors to ensure that each project can be completed immediately.

At the Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Perlis, which has been abandoned since 2013, Radzi said the new contractor was expected to start work in January next year and the project to be completed in 2023.

He said the main focus now was to complete the first phase of the project on the 25.5 hectare site, which involves an allocation of RM41 million and will have an operational capacity of 600 to 700 students. – Called



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