Holding a lonely fort for rattan-weaving


Master of his craft: Ah Sang working on a piece of rattan furniture in his shed in Parit Bakar, Muar. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

MUAR: Clad in a singlet and a pair of knee-length shorts, rattan weaver Yam Ban Sang sits barefooted, masterfully bending pieces of rattan into the shape he wants.

The 70-year-old is one of two remaining weavers at a rattan furniture manufacturing site in Parit Bakar here.

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