Imparting knowledge: Husband-and- wife team Cheli and Kong started The Reading Bus Club while they were still teachers in Sarawak.
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Imparting knowledge: Husband-and- wife team Cheli and Kong started The Reading Bus Club while they were still teachers in Sarawak.
Salbiah now heads the Trefoil Guild and enjoys gardening in her free time. — SAMUEL ONG/The Star
Salbiah was the Girl Guide Malaysia Chief Commissioner from 2003 to 2008.
The Reading Bus Club has visited over 100 villagers and schools to help children. This photo was taken prior to the start of MCO last year.
Salbiah (second from right) and her team contributing supplies to a Covid-19 quarantine centre in Serdang.
Husband and wife duo Cheli Tamilselvam Nadarajah, 61, and Kong Lai Mei, 60, are founders of The Reading Bus Club - which promotes the reading habit in the community.
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