Living a carefree life as a 14-year-old back then, he did not see anything wrong getting involved in numerous gang fights and other illegal activities.
“I never expected that one day, I would be serving and leading the very same place that gave me a new beginning when I was a young and restless teenager,” he said in an interview. Chew said the rehab programmes were not easy for him since he was addicted to drugs and that he was among the youngest residents at the PKK home in Labis.
In 2018, Chew said, the PKK senior management appointed him vice-president and then chief operating officer in April last year. “We are blessed to receive continuous assistance from the public,” he said, adding that during the recent floods, their residents and volunteers reached out to help those affected in Chaah.