Chinese villagers downplay help for Malay travellers in Perak

It takes a village: The group of villagers from Kampung Baru Pelawan near Langkap who helped repair a dirt road in Ladang Bikam. — Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian

PETALING JAYA: To the Malay travellers who got a smoother ride home to Kuala Lumpur after their recent Hari Raya celebrations, the group of Chinese villagers who helped enable that were giants.

But to those residents of Kampung Baru Pelawan near Langkap, Perak, the assistance they rendered last Saturday night was but a small humanitarian gesture.