KUALA LUMPUR: A 67-year-old man had to disown his son due to his gambling addiction and substantial debts.
Retiree Wong Yock Sang said his 35-year-old son was a chronic gambler who borrowed from loan sharks to fund his lifestyle.
“I exhausted my life savings to settle his RM240,000 debt in 2019 because he promised to change his ways.
“I even had to find work as a ehailing driver as my savings are gone,” he told a press conference organised by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong at Wisma MCA on Thursday (June 6).
Wong said that shortly after the debts were paid, his son went to a rehab centre for gamblers and appeared to turn over a new leaf.
“However, on June 2, I discovered that someone had posted…
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