Wheelchair-bound serviceperson determined to vote
SEREMBAN: Being a wheelchair user does not hinder military personnel Corporal Raja Nur Izzati Raja Ali, 30, from participating in the democratic process as an early voter at the Sendayan Air Base today. Raja Nur Izzati said despite facing health challenges, she was determined to fulfil her civic duty and elect a leader who could […]
Ministry to probe incident on wheelchair bound passenger
MIRI: Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will further investigate an incident involving a wheelchair-bound AirAsia passenger who was reportedly injured while boarding an aircraft that was about to leave for Kota Kinabalu from here. Its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said he received a local newspaper report from his Senadin service centre yesterday morning […]
8 days after surgery, wheelchair-bound FRU personnel joins early voting queue
JOHOR BAHRU: Despite having undergone surgery due to complications from diabetes only eight days ago, a member of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) here was determined to fulfil his responsibility as a voter in the 15th general election (GE15). Joining the queue during the GE15 early voting process at the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters here […]
Wheelchair-bound and visually-impaired woman gets Hope Place help
KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place recently visited 57-year-old wheelchair-bound Chee Sey Kim. Her case was referred by Samarahan Heart Hospital and Chee currently lives with her husband and their visually-impaired son, 37, in Stampin Baru. Hope Place explained that Chee had to undergo dialysis three times a week and her right leg was amputated last […]
Wheelchair-bound octogenarian granny braves river to get vaccinated
By Ahmad Syabil Sultan Noordin Ahmad KUCHING: If an 82-year-old, wheelchair-bound granny could brave the river by boat to get vaccinated, what is your excuse then? Realising the importance of Covid-19 vaccine to protect oneself and others around her, granny Najah Ahmad, despite being wheelchair-bound, took the 10-minute boat ride along the Sungai Sibu estuary […]
Mother called daughter for help before perishing in fire
KUALA TERENGGANU: When 47-year-old Zailah Jusoh received a frantic phone call from her wheelchair-bound mother at 10.30am today (June 7), she thought that something must have happened to her father. Little did she know then, but her 79-year-old mother, Fatimah Mohd, was later found burnt to death following a fire at her parent’s wooden house […]
