BAHAU – After catching wind of news surrounding a group of villagers who were allegedly harassed by police for hanging white flags, residents at an apartment here resorted to white bedsheets and clothes to ask for help instead.
Yesterday (July 4), a total of four households from the C2 and D2 units hoisted white bedsheets with their contact number scribbled on it along with white clothes in an attempt to alert neighbours and kind Malaysians to their plight.
In an interview with Sin Chew Daily, the residents, most of whom worked as laborers, said that they had lost their jobs since the beginning of FMCO.
“We’ve been jobless for months. Our savings have run dry and we’ve gone hungry for a long time.”
Thankfully, the residents’ cry for help did not go unheard as a man named Lee, who owned an eatery called ‘Flat Restaurant’, came to their aid and gave the four affected households some daily neccesities together with his daughter.
Lee also prepared 40 food baskets and placed them at his restaurant for anyone who needed it, earning him much public praise for his act of kindness.
Sources: Sinchew Daily
Editor: Ying Ren Tan
Proofreader: Sarah Yeoh
