Compiled by C. ARUNO, EMALIN ZALANI and R. ARAVINTHAN
IN a heartwarming show of unity, a group of food delivery riders banded together in search of a woman with Down syndrome who is missing in Kuala Lumpur, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The incident took place in Bandar Baru Sri Petaling when the woman was reported to have run away in fear after being startled by the sound of fireworks.
Facebook user Ben Choong, a friend of the woman’s sister, recounted the incident.
Family members tried to find the woman using a motorcycle but to no avail.
In desperation, they made a police report and asked passing food delivery riders for help.
Little did they expect that the riders would share the news on the various rider WhatsApp groups which kicked off a search in the area.
A rider eventually found the woman in Bukit Jalil and contacted her family members.
According to Choong, what was touching was that the rider managed to book an e-hailing ride to send her home even though he did not have enough cash on him.
“That day, the rider had only made RM30. Considering that the e-hailing fare was RM37, he borrowed RM7 from passers-by to pay for it,” he said.
Choong added that he was able to feel how kind Malaysian society was and when there was trouble, people regardless of race would band together to provide help.
> Thailand’s move to cut off electricity to the border town of Myawaddy in Myanmar may have limited impact as it was business as usual for scam syndicates located outside the area, reported Sin Chew Daily.
As chaos and confusion ensued in Myawaddy after electricity and fuel supplies were cut, the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) contacted Malaysians trapped in scam syndicates in other parts of Myanmar to understand their situation.
“A man we contacted said it is business as usual for the syndicate they were trapped in. There is no news of any plans to relocate. In fact, they are planning to expand their business.
“The cutting of electricity had no impact at all,” a spokesperson for MHO said.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
