Home and away: The three-storey units in Sungai Ara near Bayan Lepas, which are being used to house up to 30 foreign workers each.
GEORGE TOWN: As Penang’s economy recovers and the need for labour intensifies, even RM1.25mil apartments are being converted into workers’ quarters.
And their neighbours are unhappy.
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