A village in transition

By FOONG PEK YEE

Chen (fourth from left) and other villagers with New Village development officer Chen Woei Jye (second from right) at the village‘s landmark.

 
THE little Hakka delicacy called cai ban is more than a food. There are countless heartwarming stories behind this dumpling.

Chen Kin Sin, 62, said one of his elderly relatives bought properties for her children by making cai ban.

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