Crushed by falling price of golden crop

Still hoping: Smallholder Liew maintains his oil palm plot, hoping the price of the commodity will bounce back soon.

THE scorching noon sun has been keeping many village folk indoors of late.

Abdullah Ahmad, 75 and his wife Ruhmia Arif, 70, from Kampung Temahil in Yong Peng, Johor, are no different. But this time around it’s not just another dry spell, though.