Guarded replies from workers and farmers


GEORGE TOWN: Construction workers and farmers were guarded in their replies when asked about their activities on the slopes of Penang Hill in Paya Terubong.

At one construction site near the famous Cheng Kon Sze Temple which sees throngs of visitors during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival, three Bangladeshi workers just pointed to their boss when asked what they were doing there.

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