32 years after tragic accident, singer Zaiton Sameon gets OKU Card: “I have lost everything”


Singer Zaiton Sameon is happy to have received the OKU Card. Photo: mStar

Singer Zaiton Sameon now holds an OKU Card, which is a registration of persons with disabilities in Malaysia. She was given the card on Monday (Nov 14) by Department of Social Welfare Malaysia (JKM).

According to a report by mStar – The Star’s Malay language portal – the department granted Zaiton the status after the doctor confirmed that she suffers from traumatic brain injuries that qualifies her as a person with disability.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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