Still going strong: Kooi Heang (right) watching Kooi Lye preparing curry mee for takeaway at their stall near the Air Itam market. The sisters still use a charcoal stove to cook.
GEORGE TOWN: Despite being in their 80s, the famous Lim sisters who sell curry mee in Air Itam are not showing any signs of slowing down, let alone retiring.
In their little shed, tucked away from the main street of the Air Itam market, the two octogenarians are still working tirelessly, as they have been since 1946!
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