Ray of hope for dutiful, stateless 10-year-old Pei Yee and her dad


Heng (right) visiting Wong and his daughter Pei Yee at their house on May 26, 2022. - AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: While other children her age are busy with their studies, 10-year-old Suki Wong Pei Yee is at home dutifully caring for her sickly father.

Her stroke-afflicted father Wong Kon Foo, 57, lost his source of income seven years ago after which her Vietnamese mother Tran Diem Kiew became the sole breadwinner.

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