The writer’s Abah with the bas sekolah (school bus) van he made a living with. — Photo provided
Some months ago, I heard about the grouses of school bus operators whose livelihoods have been crippled by the Covid-19-triggered movement control order. When kids don’t go to school, parents won’t pay. Even those parents who are still getting their full pay.
This issue is very close to my heart as I am the child of a school bus driver. My late Abah sent people’s kids to and from school in his van for 20-odd years.
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