Fulfilling filial duty


Siti Aisyah and Ahmad Yazid caring for her grandmother at their home in Taman Machap Bestari, Melaka.

MELAKA: A new mother, Siti Aisyah Abdullah, forgoes her confinement period and splits her time between caring for her baby and looking after her altruistic grandmother who has been bedridden for almost a year.

The plight of the 30-year-old from Taman Machap Bestari in Alor Gajah has moved Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali who pledged to help her.

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