Angammah needed the help of several of her neighbours to carry her physically handicapped husband Jeyaraman down a flight of stairs. The six-storey blocks are walk-up flats. SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL / THE STAR
Selangor has 1.36 million urban poor and one of the more downtrodden areas is the Taman Desaria flats in Petaling Jaya. StarMetro takes a look at the core issues plaguing the community there.
IN A dimly lit room, 73-year-old S. Kamalavelli waits patiently for her children to return home.
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