Jaya reporting

Well, lets see. I think enough time has passed - over 1 month - since the building collapsed. I havent seen much in the papers about it since the initial flurry of reports (in newspaper and online) and posting of youtube vids. The most reports came out in the period May 28 - June 13. From these reports we can see that the following has happened:

- an investigative panel was formed
- six firms were blacklisted
- Citizen Nades bising about making the 'corporate wrongdoers' pay
- residents evacuated

Then came the pictures of the collapse - taken at the exact moment the structure collapsed! Published in the Malay mail, I honestly was surprised and a little bit shcoked at the pictures. They were amazing in clarity and showed exactly the sequence of events as they unfolded. Now, this of course brings up some pertinent questions - like, what luck that the photographer was there exactly at the right time, using just the right equipment to capture events as they unfolded! and also the angle the photos were taken at seemed to be a good vantage point. A sniper could not have chosen a better spot. This is indeed fodder for thought, eh? How convenient!

Links to the Malay Mail articles:

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/more-photos-ground-zero-search-trapped-ongoing
Pictures of the search and rescue. One question: why do our firemen wear camouflage?


http://www.mmail.com.my/content/jaya-supermarket-building-collapse-%E2%80%93-going-going-gone
Picture of the huge pit the demolition people had made on the roof.


http://www.mmail.com.my/content/mail-says-look-these-jaya-pictures-again
This is the one showing the sequence of events for the collapse.