Tour guide turns to busking to survive


BUTTERWORTH: Busking and singing were never his forte but when the going got tough, tourist guide Tony Cheong found it in him to beat stage fright and perform in public.

Using Tony Maido as his stage name, the 55-year-old registered tourist guide said he started busking before the movement control order (MCO) was imposed in March.

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