Let not the children’s deaths be in vain


LIFE goes on, we sometimes tell each other in times of grief and loss. It is a banal statement that offers zero comfort, but it is true. The clock does not pause to allow the sorrow to pass, and resumes ticking once we are ready to move on.

It is no different in the jungles near Gua Musang, Kelantan, where seven orang asli children, aged between seven and 11, lost their way on Aug 23. Last week, the oldest two among them were found alive and two more of the group were confirmed dead.

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