Orphans see outpouring of public support

Bonding time: Jia Hao helping his brother Jia Cheng with his homework. Jia Hao said he only meets the nine-year-old every fortnight as he currently lives with their aunt.

JOHOR BARU: Words of encouragement and offers of support from the public have been pouring in for three orphaned siblings whose plight of losing both their parents within the same year was highlighted in the media.

Yap Jia Hao, the eldest of the three, said that since the article came out in The Star on Oct 1, he had seen a lot of new faces at his wantan mee stall in Jalan Beringin, Taman Melodies.