Teen orphans looking after youngest sibling, selling noodles to survive

Siblings Jia Hao and Zi Yu preparing wantan noodles at their stall in Jalan Beringin, Taman Melodies in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

HAVING lost both parents within a year, a pair of teenage siblings are now selling wantan noodles so they can fend for themselves and care for their nine-year-old brother.

Yap Jia Hao, 19, said his entire family contracted Covid-19 in September last year.