Sultan’s kindness rebuilds homes


Zawiyah Ripin's and Meriam Yakob's house in Kampung Gajah Mati in Mersing in Mersing that was engulfed in a fire. Credit Johor Royal Press

AFTER waiting for close to two decades, S. Poongkodi’s wish of returning to her own house in Kulai was finally fulfilled, thanks to the generosity of Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

The mother of two said that she moved out of the house with her two children after the death of her husband in 2006.

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