Penang landslide: Human error ‘likely’, as ministry says developer’s application was rejected

October 23, 2017 9:10 AM

PETALING JAYA – The Penang state government has said human error rather than a natural phenomenon was likely to have been the cause of the landslide at a construction site in the state that killed 11 people, Malaysian media reported on Monday (Oct 23).

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