Forever grateful to godfather


Doing his part: Doe Rang (standing, left) and Tan (standing, right) serving lunch to the residents of Peace and Harmony Home in Jalan Thomas, Bukit Dumbar, Penang.Star Pic by: ZAINUDIN AHAD / The Star / 16 June 2017

GEORGE TOWN: After losing his father to cancer in 2014, Song Doe Rang has found another father figure in Tan Swee Ban, a social worker who once cared for his dad.

Doe Rang, 18, now calls Tan his godfather and helps him run the Peace and Harmony Home, a non-profit nursing home in Jalan Thomas, Bukit Dumbar.

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