Costly coffin-sized rooms: Young tenants in Klang Valley get squeezed by sky-high rent rates


PETALING JAYA: A tweet of a coffin-sized room, rented at an insanely high price that went viral recently has sparked discussion among Malaysians, with some expressing their worries that the country might end up like Hong Kong.

The short tweet along with a picture of a small room enough to only fit a single-size mattress was posted online by Twitter user, Bunga, on Sunday (July 31).

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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