Sadness amid year end festivities


Pups on duty: Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel together with K-9 search dogs during operations at Father’s Organic Farm in Batang Kali after the landslide. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

Tragedy seems to be the norm especially in December, from floods to landslides and higher number of deaths from road accidents that we can only hope and pray for a better 2023.

JUBILATION and tragedy seem to go hand in hand when it comes to the month of December.

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Brian Martin

Brian Martin

Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.

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