Jakarta, Oct. 7 -- Chairman of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ahmad Muzani emphasized that the collapse of a building at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) in Sidoarjo, East Java, serves as a stark reminder for all parties about the critical importance of adhering to construction standards.

According to Muzani, construction standards aimed at ensuring the safety of students, santris (Islamic boarding school students), and university students must be implemented not only in pesantrens but across all educational institutions, both religious and secular.

"This incident must serve as a lesson for everyone," Muzani said in an interview following the MPR's meeting with Indonesia's Supreme Audit Board (BPK) in...