Merdeka Generation
Mother of all jobs: Foster mum of 19 years is still going strong
While the pioneer leaders were the architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story of our Merdeka Generation, those born in the 1950s who lived and persevered through a tumultuous period.
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Rahimah Rashith
Like every mother, Madam Fong Wai Kheng insists she has no favourite among the 20 children she has looked after.
Two of her children are her own - a son, 33, and a 32-year-old daughter - but the 64-year-old housewife has been a mother to 18 foster children as well.
