KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 ― The developer in the “cross” controversy has agreed to redesign the rooftops in the housing project besides repainting the air wells, Langkawi authorities have said.
Local daily The Star reported Langkawi Municipal Council president Abdul Bari Abdullah today as saying that the developer of the newly completed housing project in Kelibang, Langkawi, would submit new design proposals to the council within a month.
“The developer is cooperating with us. They have also agreed to repaint the fire break structures within a week,” Abdul Bari was quoted saying.
The Star reported that the fire breaks on the housing units along the coast facing the sea have been repainted to match the colour of the roof.
The photo of the houses in Langkawi recently surfaced on social media, with viewers’ attention drawn to the juxtaposition of the air wells and fire breaks that combined to resemble a cross of the roofs of the buildings.
On Saturday, Kedah state executive councillor in charge of housing Datuk Tajul Urus Mat Zain told Malay Mail Online that the housing developer has been ordered to repaint the fire break walls to match the roof tiles to avoid further confusion.
The case in Kedah is the most recent controversy over Christian icons, both actual and perceived, in the country. In April, an angry mob protested outside a church in Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya and demanded the removal of the cross affixed to the exterior of the building.
