IT WAS by chance that Tharama-lingam Shanmugam, 67, found his way into the newspaper delivery business some 31 years ago. The hardware store where he was employed had closed down and he suddenly found himself without a job. However, after around 15 years, he decided to deliver newspapers full-time in Petaling Jaya. “The job may seem easy, but it is not. “I was unable to contact my fellow vendors to help out as there were no handphones back then,” he recalled.

Source: The Star June 30, 2021 23:48 UTC