Despite struggles, man determined to look after scoliosis-suffering adopted daughter
MELAKA: Despite financial constraints, a man still tries to earn enough money to cover the treatment of his adopted daughter, who is also a person with a disability suffering from scoliosis (the spine twists and curves to the side) since the age of four. Teo Hock Teng, 58, who used to collect recycled goods, said […]
Quiet Aidilfitri for poor rural family
MUKAH: This year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri will be a quiet affair for Ajiah Raili and her family due to financial constraint. The 36-year-old housewife said there was not much she and her husband Rozman Osman, 41, could do during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Ajiah and Rozman, a fisherman, have five children ― four boys and […]
Water operators weighed down by financial constraints
By Kurniawati Kamarudin Malaysia’s low water tariff structure is causing consumers to use water wastefully. The nation’s potable water supply should not be taken for granted in view of challenges facing the water services industry. This is the second of two articles on this issue. KUALA LUMPUR: If you have been perceiving the water that […]
