Independent.sg, 16 Dec 2013Stepping into Yung Kuang Residence is like stepping into a ghetto.
The group of four diamond-shaped blocks of HDB flats along Yung Kuang Road in Taman Jurong offers a glimpse into the lives of the city state’s poor. The minute you set foot onto the compound, you are greeted by the stench of waste. Bird droppings can be seen almost everywhere. Clothes are strewn all over the compound. Garbage chutes are left uncleared. People sit around the compound’s quadrangle square, staring straight into the open sky. During rainy days, rainwater pours in from all directions. Full story
