Grandma digs own well at home

Long disruption led to desperate move

A MONTH-LONG water supply disruption drove a grandmother to dig a well behind her home in Felda Chini Timur 2, Pahang, reported Utusan Malaysia.

Zabedah Isa, 62, took about two weeks to complete the task.

“I could only dig to a depth of 3m because the soil was hard. I collect water from the well for my daily use,” she said.

“Although Pengurusan Air Pahang Bhd water tankers deliver water to the area, it is often not enough for my household,” she said.

Zabedah also said she used to buy bottles of drinking water for her household.

> Tenants of City Hall’s (DBKL) People’s Housing Project (PPR) units are profiting from subletting their homes to others desperate for affordable lodging close to the city centre.

Berita Harian reported that these tenants would raise the rental to more than 10 times the original price.

DBKL set PPR rental at RM124 per month and the units are targeted at qualified lowincome households.

However, some have taken advantage of the high demand for cheap rental and sublet their units to those who were willing to pay between RM700 and RM1,800.

> Host Pauline Tan is keen to get a role in Malay dramas, reported Harian Metro.

Though she has been in the local entertainment industry for five years, Tan, 28, has yet to get a role in Malay dramas but is optimistic of her chances.

“Maybe it is not my time yet and I have to prepare myself. I have no problems speaking Malay but I am prepared to work harder to succeed,” she said.

Tan, who hosts the CJ Wow Shop programme on 8TV, said there were platforms that offered opportunities to non-Malays in the Malaysian entertainment scene such as Drama Festival Kuala Lumpur.

“The younger generation is more open to existing platforms and I have seen more non-Malays auditioning,” she said.