Singaporean actor Duan Weiming, 61, recovering in hospital after amputating left leg

Duan Weiming, best known for playing kopitiam assistant Ah Cai in Channel 8 series 'Neighbours', had his left leg amputated below the knee. Photos: DUAN WEIMING and Handout

He is best known to Singaporean television viewers for playing the happy-go-lucky kopitiam assistant Ah Cai in the 1980s Channel 8 series Neighbours.

But in the last few months, local actor Duan Weiming has met one misfortune after another.