Volunteer shocked by online claims she is a cheat, gambler


Chong (seated, middle) highlighting Chen's (seated, second from left) plight during a press conference on Friday. Also present were fellow volunteers who came to show support for Chen.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tailor Chen Ang Kee, who has been volunteering at the Sungai Buloh National Leprosy Control Centre and the Ampang Old Folks Home for more than 20 years, recently became the victim of defamation on social media.

The 68-year-old, who is known among the local community for her charity work, had her picture spread on social media by a man who claimed she was a con woman and a gambler.

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