A story of the ‘Ubi Kayu’ and the War

By Mildred Jones Anyone would tell you that food was extremely scarce during the Japanese occupation of Singapore and Malaya. People were desperate and sourced for food wherever they could find it. Mak Cik Minah was a royal midwife, married to Pak Abu Bakar from Kedah and they reared chickens in Alor Merah and sold them in Kuala Lumpur. On one fateful day, Pak Abu took a train … Continue reading A story of the ‘Ubi Kayu’ and the War