Floods have ravaged the state of Johor over the last week, leaving up to 40,000 displaced from their homes and five dead. Local getai singer and actor Wang Lei stepped up to support victims by hosting a livestream that ended up collecting double his initial goal in donations, the 61-year-old wrote on Facebook yesterday (March 7). 'We did it, we...
Local getai singer and actor Wang Lei stepped up to support victims by hosting a livestream that ended up collecting double his initial goal in donations, the 61-year-old wrote on Facebook yesterday ."Originally, we wanted to raise RM300,000 in funds, but raised RM600,000 in just 50 minutes of live broadcast , far beyond the original target of RM300,000."
He explained: "Two years ago, I also raised RM750,000 for flood victims in Malaysia, but unfortunately I was attacked by some people, saying that I didn't list down [how the RM750,000 was given out]. But he relented after numerous calls from netizens requesting him to help and also after seeing the devastation left behind by the floods.
Wang Lei also thanked Malaysian former badminton player Lee Chong Wei for his support during the donation drive.
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