Elderly couple eke out a living with mud crabs


BALIK PULAU: It is a familiar sight to spot an elderly couple at the mangrove swamp here.

For more than 50 years, D. Mariappan, 72, and his wife M. Muniama, 64, who live in Kuala Jalan Baharu, have been going to the mangrove swamp daily to catch mud crabs, which have been their sole source of income.

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