Siblings turn ‘farmers’ for school holidays


Dutiful son: Mohd Ilham tending to the livestock which the family rears behind their home in Kampung Ayer Timbul, Chuping. — Bernama

PADANG BESAR: Three brothers in Kampung Ayer Timbul, Chuping, are taking the opportunity to help their parents as well as earn extra pocket money during their end-of-term break.

Since their father, Mohd Asrul Rusman, 44, had a spinal operation in 2019, the brothers, who have three other siblings, have been helping their mother, Rohaida Md Jusoh, 45, to pick vegetables and care for their livestock.

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