All for the sake of schoolchildren


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 13 Mar 2019

Royal visit: Permaisuri Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah (centre) visiting Fariz, who is in the intensive care unit, at Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru. Looking on is his wife Hanisah Alias (right).

JOHOR BARU: Ambulance driver Mohd Fariz Anuar put his life on the line when he went to the aid of about 30 schoolchildren affected by toxic gas from Sungai Kim Kim.

The 44-year-old ended up in Sultan Ismail Hospital’s intensive care unit last Thursday, where he lay unconscious for two days, with his wife, Hanisah Alias, 45, waiting patiently by his side.

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