KUALA LUMPUR: Tahfiz schools that fail to comply with fire safety recommendations within a certain time frame will be shut down, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic). The Prime Minister said the issue of fire safety at tahfiz schools had become a "time bomb" following the recent incident at a school in Datuk Keramat Kuala Lumpur. "The Cabinet on Wednesday met and instructed that the Fire and Rescue Department must investigate all tahfiz schools in Malaysia and submit a report. "This is a 'time bomb' which we cannot look upon lightly," Najib said in his speech at the national level Ma'al Hijrah celebration at the Federal Territories mosque here. At the event, former Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Sakaran Dandai was named as the national Tokoh Ma’al Hijrah 2017 award recipient.

Source: The Star September 22, 2017 03:56 UTC