Gone but not forgotten


Fond memories: Tong showing Kai En’s workbook at his home in Taman Dato Senu, Sentul

KUALA LUMPUR: It has been almost a fortnight since that fateful day at Batang Kali, and Tong Chee Kong still finds himself tearing up whenever he thinks about his wife and their young son.

Often re-reading the messages and listening to the voice notes sent by his wife Lai Lee Koon, 44, Tong said it felt surreal when he was first informed of the landslide.

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