Madam Thangah Koh (left) and Madam Fatimah Mohidin are kampung buddies who grew up together. They were in their 20s when they found out that they were actually biological sisters. - ST
SINGAPORE: For years, they played together as young girls in a village in Aljunied. Neighbours then often asked Thangah Koh, 72, and Fatimah Mohidin, 71, if they were sisters.
Fatimah, a retired factory worker, said in Malay: “People said we looked alike and asked if we were sisters. I said I’m Malay, while Thangah is Indian. How could we be sisters?”
