Udaacha's daughter Shahfieka Awang Sali (left, back row) and her friend showing the new school shoes they bought for the new school term at Kampung Orang Asli Ulu Jelintoh.
THE sounds of ‘ka-ching’ from cash registers fill shopping centres every year-end as urban families rush to buy shoes, uniforms and stationery for their children before the start of the new school term.
Along with the sound of money exchanging hands comes the grumbling of parents as they bemoan the rising costs of school supplies and their shrinking wallets.
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