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Dad who’s also a mum after wife walked out

By VENESA DEVI
Doting dad: Ooi with his sons, Ooi Zi Gen (left), 14, and Ooi Zi Hao, 13, at their home at Taman Plentong Utama.

JOHOR BARU: When his wife left home six years ago, Ooi Teik Kwoi was forced to take on the responsibilities of both a father and a mother for his two children overnight.

The 60-year-old recalled that one day in December 2017, his wife packed her bags and said she wanted to visit her family back in Myanmar.

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