Penang’s low-cost flat residents plead for safer living conditions

20 Jan Penang’s low-cost flat residents plead for safer living conditions

PENANG has futuristic plans for new projects on reclaimed land and a costly public transport plan but the state’s low-income citizens just want the authorities to improve living conditions and safety at their public housing projects.

Fatimah Zaharah Abdul Rahman moved into low-cost flats 10 years ago after the death of her husband, the family’s sole breadwinner.