Seniors living off the streets


Making ends meet: A senior citizen pushing a trolley of recyclable items which he collected from rubbish bins at the Komtar bus terminal.

GEORGE TOWN: Their sunset years are spent rummaging through rubbish bins, searching for aluminium cans and plastic bottles with their bare hands.

A check by The Star showed several senior citizens going through garbage bins at the Komtar bus terminal daily.

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