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One taught English in Singapore, the other a former drug addict: Malaysian HIV-positive couple show love is resilient

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Mr Rosli Ismail first met Ms Rahayu Rahmat and her children in 2009 when she was looking for potential clients along the dodgy backstreets of Johor Baru.Mr Rosli Ismail first met Ms Rahayu Rahmat and her children in 2009 when she was looking for potential clients along the dodgy backstreets of Johor Baru.ST PHOTO: ATIKAH AMALINA

Ms Rahayu Rahmat was not feeling well that particular morning. Something someone said the other night was still haunting her.

Being HIV-positive, the 49-year-old mother of four was used to getting nasty remarks from strangers. But that doesn’t mean it still doesn’t hurt.

Lying in bed, gloomy and slightly broken, she suddenly caught a sniff of something burned. She turned over to look and there he was, her husband Rosli Ismail, holding a plate of charred toast and eggs. Read More

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