The seven wall-mounted fans spread around Madam Haisah Kamarudin's two-room flat are next to useless on hotter days.
"I want an air-conditioner, but the cheapest I can find is about $1,000," said the 38-year-old housewife whose husband - a building maintenance officer - is the sole breadwinner for her family of eight. "This is a wish I know I cannot have."
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