Burn victim blazes trail with aid


Eye on goal: Wong aspires to be an actuary.

SOME five years ago, an incident took place in Serene Wong Hong Sien’s home that would forever alter the course of her life and that of her family.

A gas explosion ripped through her house in Miri, Sarawak, not only injuring her – she suffered 45% first-degree burns – but also taking the life of her older brother.

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