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“We Didn’t Think Twice And Said Yes” Two M’sians Built A Kopitiam In The Heart of London
The post “We Didn’t Think Twice And Said Yes” Two M’sians Built A Kopitiam In The Heart of London appeared first on In Real Life. Pang arrived in the United Kingdom in 2000 with no restaurant of his own and spent years working his way up from kitchen porter to general manager before meeting Koi Lee in 2014 at a Chinese restaurant in London, wh

“It Was Actually Healing For Everyone” M’sian Woman Finds Forgiveness In Dad’s Dementia
The post “It Was Actually Healing For Everyone” M’sian Woman Finds Forgiveness In Dad’s Dementia appeared first on In Real Life. Leong Jui Chuan, a travel agent based in Shah Alam, was not looking for healing when her father's dementia began. She was just trying to manage it, and what she found along the way surprised her. The post “It Was Act

“Not an Official Decision,” Fahmi Says on the 200K worker, Bangladeshi minister’s claim
The post “Not an Official Decision,” Fahmi Says on the 200K worker, Bangladeshi minister’s claim appeared first on In Real Life. On August 30, a Bangladeshi junior minister announced that Malaysia would recruit 200,000 workers from Bangladesh over six months, starting late September. Three days later, Malaysia's own government called it premat

“She Left While Her Daughter Was Asleep” M’sian Family Reunites Helper With Daughter After 3 Years
The post “She Left While Her Daughter Was Asleep” M’sian Family Reunites Helper With Daughter After 3 Years appeared first on In Real Life. Three years ago, Itri left her home in Indonesia before her daughter woke up. She could not bring herself to say goodbye while the child was awake because she knew what it would look like and she knew she

“He is not the man you think he is. Please meet me,” shares 36-year-old Malaysian woman
The post “He is not the man you think he is. Please meet me,” shares 36-year-old Malaysian woman appeared first on In Real Life. This is a story of a woman who spent her thirties waiting to find love, and when she finally did, she poured her heart and savings into a man who was running the same scam on another woman at the same time. The post

“Everything my family has was built on a lie” shares Malaysian woman
The post “Everything my family has was built on a lie” shares Malaysian woman appeared first on In Real Life. This is a story about a woman from a wealthy family, who went to clean out her late grandmother’s house uncovering the family darkest secret The post “Everything my family has was built on a lie” shares Malaysian woman appeared first o

“Not an Official Decision,” Fahmi Says on the 200K worker, Bangladeshi minister’s claim
The post “Not an Official Decision,” Fahmi Says on the 200K worker, Bangladeshi minister’s claim appeared first on In Real Life. On August 30, a Bangladeshi junior minister announced that Malaysia would recruit 200,000 workers from Bangladesh over six months, starting late September. Three days later, Malaysia's own government called it premat

Rokcy’s Case Follow up: Owner Now Faces Animal Cruelty Charge
The post Rokcy’s Case Follow up: Owner Now Faces Animal Cruelty Charge appeared first on In Real Life. This piece is a follow-up to Rocky, the dog whose death on July 29 sparked nationwide outrage online. On August 20, the Rocky case moved from investigation to prosecution. Both the man accused of killing him and the woman who spent three wee