The plight of a family of five, who was forced to sleep at a highway rest and service (R&R) area after being evicted from their rented property, has garnered the attention of philanthropist Kuan Chee Heng.
Kuan, better known as “Uncle Kentang”, said he was contacted by a police patrol from the Brickfields District police headquarters after authorities received a report on the matter on Dec 8.
It is understood that a man, identified only as Chong, had brought his wife and children to spend the night at the Shah Alam Expressway’s Awan Besar R&R area and lived there for five days before Kuan arrived to offer help.
According to Kuan, the couple has three children comprising two boys aged two and four years old, and a five-year-old daughter.
"Police contacted me on the night of the incident, and I am moved that they were willing to wait for me for 40 minutes," he told Malaysiakini when contacted.
“The police were willing to wait for a long time because there was a girl, and they were afraid should anything happen to her.
“When I arrived, I brought them to a hotel,” said the Malaysia Community Policing Association president.
He said the family was ousted from their rented room at Taman Wawasan Puchong after failing to keep up with rental payments.
“They were evicted from their room.
“I am trying to get a room for them in Puchong and I will try to pay for their rent,” said Kuan, who previously contested as an independent candidate in the Semenyih by-election. - Mkini
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