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Madam Rahayu Rahmat and her husband Rosli Ismail, who set up Sinar Sofia in 2011, with Singaporean volunteer and influencer Atikah Amalina. The organisation in Johor Baru helps drug addicts, sex workers and others with HIV, providing them with medical and employment support.
PHOTO: ATIKAH AMALINA
Madam Rahayu Rahmat did not suspect anything when her former husband asked her to dress up to meet a friend 13 years ago.
However, when they arrived at a nondescript building in Johor Baru, she sensed something was amiss.
