Panjang can’t bear it and is back patching potholes


Good Samaritan: Panjang patching up a pothole in Jalan Jerau, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: After a lapse of a few years, local do-gooder “Panjang” has come out from “retirement” and started to patch potholes again.

“I cannot tahan (stand it). So many potholes appearing, especially roads around residential areas.

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