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Khaterina cleaning her unit in PPR Section 8 Kota Damansara, which she shares with eight other people. There are four adults and five children in total, including two disabled individuals. — Photos: AZHAR MAHFOF /The Star

RIGHT after returning home from school, children of PPR Desa Rejang, Kuala Lumpur ran to a junk food stall at the entrance of their home and treated themselves to lollipops and other snacks.

Their parents, who were nearby or had accompanied their children from school, allowed them to have the snacks.