MELAKA: Instead of the usual last-minute Chinese New Year shopping to welcome the Year of the Rat, many here were instead rushing to buy buckets and containers ahead of water rationing, next Wednesday.
The scramble for water containers was frenzied because many Chinese owned shops will be closed during the long festive holidays.
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