Chinese man raises three Malay boys as own sons

Pride and joy: Tong (second from right) wearing matching baju Melayu with his adopted sons (from left) Rasyid, Rafie and Abdul Rahman.

PETALING JAYA: When Michael Tong Wai Siong was 39, he never expected to become a father figure to three Malay boys and have his life transformed by their presence.

“I’ve never been married ... Suddenly I had to take care of three children who weren’t mine.