This Malaysian offers relief to the underprivileged through food bank

Thong was one of the first few volunteers at the Kechara Soup Kitchen in KL many years ago, and is currently helping to set up the Bentong Food Bank in Pahang. Photos: Kechara Soup Kitchen

It all started with 10 packets of chicken rice 15 years ago.

JP Thong, then 35, and a friend decided to help feed the homeless in the Bukit Bintang area in Kuala Lumpur where his office was located.