Homeless, Ill And RM5 Short: Ipoh Son Can’t Reach Mother At Deepavali

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.

The Rakyat Post Fernando Fong · News & blogs · 2 hr ago

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A 49-year-old man in Ipoh cannot visit his mother due to financial hardship and lack of bus fare.

Vikeneswaran, a former quarry worker, lives on the streets after health issues forced him to quit his job.
He cannot afford bus fare to visit his 73-year-old mother during Deepavali.
His situation gained attention after a travel vlogger highlighted the area on social media.

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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.

Speaking to TRP, he recounted how, after working 25 years at a limestone quarry, severe cardiac failure forced his resignation a few years ago.

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Published: November 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM GMT+8
By: Fernando Fong
Section: Malaysia
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Homeless, Ill And RM5 Short: Ipoh Son Can’t Reach Mother At Deepavali

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