News of Malaysian’s death in China tugboat tragedy reached family late


SEREMBAN: The family of the 55-year-old who died in a tugboat mishap in China 10 days ago are upset, saying it took Cheong Kin Chin’s (pic) employers more than two days to notify them of the tragedy.

Cheong, a technical executive with a Singapore-based company, was among 22 people who lost their lives when the tugboat sank in the Yangtze River.

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