Jobless man makes a living turning driftwood from Sg Tebrau into furniture


Faizal working on a piece of driftwood.

THE Covid-19 pandemic has caused difficulties for many people in Malaysia for the past 18 months, and self-employed Faizal Daud is no exception.

The 46-year-old former wireman has been out of work since the start of the first movement control order on March 18, 2020.

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