Family forced to seek shelter at multipurpose hall


Apart from a table and a few chairs, there is no other furniture for the family of seven who have been staying at the Sri Kota Flats multipurpose hall since 2019. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

A FAMILY of seven have been living in a multipurpose hall in a Bandar Tun Razak government housing scheme in Kuala Lumpur, due to poverty.

The family comprises five young children aged between eight months and eight years and their parents aged 44 and 30.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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