Sukarno (right) showing the space he occupies below the Butterworth Outer Ring Road flyover near the Penang Sentral transportation hub that is now under construction in Butterworth, Penang. — Photos: MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star
SINCE more than a year ago, homeless Sukarno Hamid, 56, has been taking shelter under the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) in front of the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal.
His ‘bedroom” is the bridge abutment. Since there’s no electricity or water supply, washing and bathing are done at a nearby public toilet.
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