Floods spell business opportunity for single mum


PASIR MAS: The third wave of floods to hit eight villages in Mukim Siram here has been a boon for a snack trader who sold thousands of sticks of her famous talam sausage in just three hours.

Saida Fauzi, 55, said she began selling the sausages a few days ago at Kampung Pohon Tanjong since the area is the transit site for flood-hit victims moving into temporary relief centres.

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