Every day is a winding road

Villagers (clockwise from left) Ng, Yoon Sang, Lee and Choo Yak sharing stories about their village at a coffee shop in Kampung Baru Manchis, Bentong.

FOR the villagers of Kampung Baru Manchis, Pahang, life revolves very much around their remote village.

It takes them about an hour to get to Karak town, some 40km away. And it is at least one-and-a-half-hours’ drive to get to Bentong town.