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Penang’s last joss stick maker passes away

By N. TRISHA
Beng Chuan (left) with his son Chin Poh making traditional joss sticks using sandalwood. — Filepic

PENANG’S last joss stick maker Lee Beng Chuan has died at 93.

He devoted his life to the production of joss sticks which are widely used as offerings for divine and ancestral worship.

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