GEORGE TOWN: Their sunset years are spent rummaging through rubbish bins, searching for aluminium cans and plastic bottles with their bare hands. In fact, state Welfare and Caring Society Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh knows who they are. “But a few days later, the old folks were back on the streets. “They are terrified of old folks homes, no matter how we describe the happy living conditions there,” he added. “The council issues licences for individuals to collect recyclable items but not from public rubbish bins as the items are considered contaminated,” he added.

Source: The Star May 25, 2019 23:15 UTC