Pregnant single mum soldiers on after losing hubby


Life goes on: Ong, who started an online business after her husband’s death, packing orders at her father’s home in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: After recently losing her husband to a traffic accident, a single mother who is pregnant with their third child has started an online business to earn a living.

Michelle Ong, 33, said her world came crashing down on Jan 28 when she received a call from a friend informing her that her husband had got into an accident.

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