MADAM Lim Kim Eng, 88, has eight daughters and a son, but would rather not talk about them.

Her son, a cabby, used to give her $200 a month but is now in Malaysia hiding from his debtors, and she has lost touch with her daughters.

The widow was earning $400 a month as a cleaner until 14 years ago, when she was deemed too old to work.

Read Theresa Tan's full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times