Parents forced to beg

By Compiled BEH YUEN HUI, SAODAH ELIAS and A. RAMAN
  • Nation

  • Saturday, 29 Nov 2008

THE parents of a high-ranking government officer have been arrested for begging in Kangar, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.

They were among nine beggars rounded up by Perlis Social Welfare Department in an operation at a night market on Wednesday.

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