News about shelter

Some 15 volunteers took about a month to complete a series of upgrading works for Shelter Home for Children, such as levelling and installing a concrete floor in the 1,200 sq ft car porch area; repairing ground floor window grilles and adding new mosquito nettings; installing new door frames in the indoor kitchen counter and sink area; installing a lockable grille door in the outdoor kitchen counter; and patching up a section of an interior wall that was previously exposed brick.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): A joint-government operation for the vagrant and homeless community in Kuala Lumpur yesterday found 183 individuals loitering in several areas of the city centre, the Malay Mail reported today.

Amidst a deafening cacophony of barking, honking and cawing, we are introduced to Mr Gopi, a mongrel who summoned up just enough energy to pry open one eye before promptly returning to his nap.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): New private housing estates featuring fireproof shelters on each floor will hit the Hong Kong (pictured) market from the second half of this year as a means of protecting elderly and disabled residents who cannot flee the flames on time, reported the South China Morning Post.