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Grandmother raising teen alone moved to tears by laptop donation
A 64-year-old grandmother, who is raising her teenage grandchild on her own and is worried about the future of his education, was moved to tears after receiving a laptop donation.
Maznah, who only wanted to be known by her first name, told Malaysiakini that she had cried every night because her grandchild could not attend classes as they could not afford to buy a laptop.
This is as most classes move online during the second movement control order (MCO) which came into force on Jan 13.
Rosly Yusof, an aide to Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim, said Maznah had approached the lawmaker's office...
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