maybe this should be a good time to ensure new buildings are built to Tokyo or san francisco standards to minimise human losses in the future.

Maybe if the govenrment is reluctant to do this, the insurers should take steps to make it mandatory for any building to be earthquake resistant to a certain degree before it can be insured.

And having heavy roof tiles on kampung houses, nice it may be, should be made illegal due to safety reasons. A lighter substitute should be implemented.