Parents tighten belts when shopping for new school year


New year, new things: Masturah helping daughter Norliana wear a tudung in Pasir Gudang.

JOHOR BARU: Parents are resorting to recycling and reusing last year’s school items for their children to cut down on expenses.

Bus driver Sonny Tiew, 45, said it would be costly to purchase new items for his four children, aged between eight and 14 years old, for the following school year.

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