Making ends meet


Vegetables are becoming more and more of a luxury for some, but you can still find affordable ones if you know where and when to look. — 123rf

WITH her low pay, Norhasliza Khalid’s family once had to survive on instant noodles for a whole week.

“We had to ration our food as most of my wages had to go to rent and bills. So we had two packets of instant noodles for four people.

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