Orphaned siblings carry on for baby brother


  • Nation
  • Monday, 20 May 2019

Family sticking together: (From left) Syahwanie Azwa, Syahwanie Azrinie, Syahil Azem, Syah Amsyar, Syahwanie Azliya, Syahwanie Azwin and Syahil Azer with their new Raya clothes at their home in Kampung Bukit Cem­paka, Bukit Rakit in Terengganu.

KUALA NERUS: The daily routine of this 15-year-old starts as early as 5.30am with numerous household chores and helping to care for her youngest sibling, who is still a toddler, before going to school.

Since her mother’s death last year, Syahwanie Azliya Sahidi and her siblings have tried to take care of themselves and also to be a “mother” to 11-month-old Syah Amsyar Moham­mad.

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