Mother in tears while receiving late daughter's PhD scroll at UMS convocation


KOTA KINABALU: A mother was moved to tears when the name of her late daughter Ng Yi Ming, who died of a heart disease last year, was called to posthumously receive her doctorate at the 23rd Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) convocation ceremony.

Cheng Lak Mooi, 65, went up to the stage to receive the scroll from the Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri during the ceremony on Sunday (June 26).

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