Enterprising duo make RM19,000 in five days


College venture: Amzar and Danish Aiman made full use of their time while stuck in their college hostel.

PETALING JAYA: Good business acumen and determination to succeed brought a RM19,000 windfall to two teenagers who were stuck in their college hostel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Accounting students Ahmed Amzar Airil Ahmed Mazdan and Danish Aiman Ahmad Rizal from the Penang Matriculation College in Kepala Batas decided to sell t-shirts to their hostel mates about a month ago and found it rewarding despite losing sleep over their venture.

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