Malaysia Now and Then: Life in a low-cost flat

Living conditions in the PPR flats have barely improved but Mala feels that residents should be patient.

TEAM Ceritalah first met Mala, a 50-year-old resident of the Kota Damansara PPR (government-built, low-cost flats) exactly one year ago. She was – and still is – pragmatic, proactive and positive.

While there’s still some of her fiery persona left, she seems slightly more fatigued and exasperated nowadays: “Things are okay, my grandkids are my strength.”