The din that typifies a bustling school was muted this morning at SJKC Mun Choong in Kuala Lumpur as uniformed pupils were seen returning in a sombre mood.

A sea of navy blue and white filled the school hall as teary-eyed, masked faces observed a minute’s silence for victims of the deadly Dec 16 landslide at Batang Kali, Selangor.

Eleven of the 31 lives which were lost in the pre-dawn incident were associated with this school, among them being...