It's a rough life


A homeless man bathing under a pipe that diverts water to the banks of Sungai Klang.

EIGHTEEN years ago, Mazlan, then 30, flew from his hometown in Kuching, Sarawak, to the peninsula in search of a better life.

He took up menial jobs to support himself, got married and had two children.

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