Wooden house falling apart
By James Kon & Huraizah Ahmad

Wooden house that Rashidah bte Abdullah Shim currently resides.

The wooden house situated in Jalan Delima Satu, Kg Pancha Delima Dua, is slowly deteriorating.

Owned by Rashidah bte Abdullah Shim since the year 2000, the house was given by the Yayasan Foundation to Muslim converts.

She told the Bulletin that a year after she moved in, the house started to fall apart.

She had tried to seek assistance from several relevant authorities, but her cry for help fell on deaf ear, she said.

Visible from the outside, damages included broken sewage pipes, broken stairs and infested woods.

The tenant, who no longer stays at the place, said one could actually feel the house shake or tilt whenever someone entered.

There was strong evidence (cracks on the walls) that the foundation of the house was not stable and was no longer safe to reside in, she said.

She believed the poor state of the house was mainly due to irresponsible contractors who tried and cut cost by using cheap building materials.

She urged relevant authorities to attend to her dire situation as soon as possible.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin