50sen offers fresh start for underprivileged Penang islanders


Hard at work: Sohaimi Ahmad, 40, who is mute, maintains the public toilet at Air Itam Market in Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

In Penang, the simple act of paying a small fee to use public toilets is giving some people a second chance at life.

Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has started a programme to help the homeless, elderly and disabled make a living by allowing them to maintain public washrooms and keep the collection, set at a base 50sen per person, as their income.

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