{
  "id": 7253422,
  "title": "From paralysis to pickled fruits: Worker rebuilds life with Perkeso aid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/from-paralysis-to-pickled-fruits-worker-rebuilds-life-with-perkeso-aid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:04:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1532499/paralysis-pickled-fruits-worker-rebuilds-life-perkeso-aid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TUMPAT experienced a dramatic transformation for electrical worker Mohd Fazreeriwani Mohamad Arjunazri, who was paralysed and unable to walk for nearly a year. With assistance from the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso), he is gradually regaining his independence and rebuilding his livelihood. Fazreeriwani, now 40, walks with the aid of a walking stick and has started selling traditional pickled fruits to supplement his family's income. The eldest of three children, Fazreeriwani uses his mobility improvement to buy pickled fruits from Thailand and sells them at RM5 per packet, weighing about 180 grammes. He also sells locong, a traditional jelly-like snack, at RM2 per 300-gramme packet. Fazreeriwani sells his products at wet markets in Tumpat and through vendors in Kota Baru. His wife Hashimah Mohamed contributes to the family income by preparing traditional kuih based on orders. The monthly Permanent Disablement Benefit from Perkeso has eased their financial burden during his recovery at the Tun Abdul Razak Rehabilitation Centre in Melaka. Fazreeriwani emphasized the importance of workers ensuring they are protected under Perkeso, as accidents or permanent disabilities could have a significant impact on a family's livelihood. The Kelantan Perkeso director Wan Izani Wan Isa confirmed that Fazreeriwani is now fully independent in terms of employment and rehabilitation, no longer requiring regular monitoring by the organization.",
  "summary": "TUMPAT: After being paralysed and unable to walk for almost a year, electrical worker Mohd Fazreeriwani Mohamad Arjunazri is slowly getting back on his feet — literally — and rebuilding his livelihood with help from the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso).",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}