TEAM Ceritalah first met Mala, a 50-year-old resident of the Kota Damansara PPR (government-built, low-cost flats) exactly one year ago. She was – and still is – pragmatic, proactive and positive.
While there’s still some of her fiery persona left, she seems slightly more fatigued and exasperated nowadays: “Things are okay, my grandkids are my strength.”
However, Mala is determined to reopen her shop. She recently started work as a security guard at her PPR in order to make ends meet and hopefully save enough money to carry out her plan.Thankfully, according to Mala, her monthly grocery bill still amounts to around RM250. Moreover, her welfare payments have increased from RM175 a year ago to RM250.
Health is also still a worry in the flats, with an uptick of dengue cases as a result of rubbish only being collected once a month.
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