Siblings still make cooling powder the old way


BALIK PULAU: For over 40 years, bedak sejuk (cooling powder) maker Yeoh Keng Beng took no shortcuts churning out the traditional homemade powder.

From his humble family home in Kuala Jalan Bharu here, Yeoh took pride in the tedious work to produce the tiny beads of powder made from chemical-free broken rice.

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