Central S'pore CDC gets tough against bedbugs

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Retiree Yow Yin Ngan, 85, can sleep tight now, without worrying about bedbugs.

That is, after her one-room flat in Bandar Street received a spring cleaning yesterday under the Hands for Homes community programme.

Her household was among 10 one- and two-room rental flats in Kreta Ayer belonging to the elderly which were cleaned by volunteers and fumigated by a pest-control company.

Where needed, residents also received new mattresses, bedframes and furniture.

Madam Yow told reporters in Cantonese: "I'm very grateful for what the volunteers have done for me."

Hands for Homes also seeks to improve the well-being of elderly residents, through the distribution of induction cookers and anti-slip mats, and the installation of energy-efficient lightbulbs.