Malaysia Now and Then: ‘We are always on our own’, says Sekinchan padi farmer

A 43-year-old farmer from Sekinchan, Abang Zaki has worked in the padi fields most of his life. -Pic by Joe Kit Yong for Ceritalah.

“THERE’S a new disease. It’s spreading fast. It’s called BBM”.

Abang Zaki (not his real name) lights a kretek (clove) cigarette and inhales deeply.