Two companies charged with Jaya Supermarket collapse

PETALING JAYA 22 September - Two construction companies were charged separately in Sessions Court yesterday for offence failing to meet safety standards that caused the structure of Jaya Supermarket to collapse, killling seven workers.


The structure collapsed before demolition works could start.





Directors Yap Choon Wai of CW Yap Sdn Bhd and Jason Hee Kok Hing, of Lian Hup Earth Work and Construction Sdn Bhd, appeared on behalf of their companies and pleaded not guilty to the offences.


The offences were allegedly committed on May 28 last year, around 5pm, at the former Jaya Supermarket site along Jalan Semangat here.


One of Petaling Jaya's oldest landmarks, the building in Section 14, had been vacant since early 2008 as there were plans to redevelop the site.