A family in Johor have taken the heartbreaking decision to cut ties with their wayward relative after he racked up RM180,000 in gambling debts.
They held a press conference announcing their decision, with Johor MCA Youth public services and complaints bureau chief Henry Mok in attendance yesterday (Dec 3), reported China Press.
Family paid off RM200,000 debt back in 2018
The Chinese daily reported that the 27-year-old man named Hong Yongxing (transliteration) had accumulated a gambling debt of RM200,000 in 2018 and fled to a relative’s house in Kedah to evade his creditors.