Single mum of three reinvents herself to achieve success, now helps others


Leong (with black T-shirt and head band with her three single mother workers.

KLANG: When Pauline Leong’s husband walked out on her and their three children, more than two decades ago, the world initially appeared to be bleak for her.

"I was heartbroken and emotionally traumatised and worried about what the future held for us," reminisced Leong, 67.

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