Homeless, Ill And RM5 Short: Ipoh Son Can't Reach Mother At Deepavali
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A sick former quarry worker who sleeps on an Ipoh roadside can't afford the bus fare to see his mother 10km away. Free food handed out in the city centre is also drawing crowds, including some people who have homes.
From the original report
A bus ride of exactly 10.8 km along Federal Route A13 connects the abandoned facade of Hotel Lotte in the old town to the gates of the welfare nursing home in Ulu Kinta, Perak.
For 49-year-old former quarry watchman Vikeneswaran Subramaniam, however, this 10-km stretch is an insurmountable financial divide.
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- Nov 2, 2026
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