Papa Rock headlines cancer awareness after wife’s illness

DATUK Ramli Sarip, the veteran singer known as Papa Rock, shares how his wife stayed positive through out her battle with cancer .

“No doubt there were bleak moments back when she was diagnosed. And there were times that she would be troubled by worries,” Ramli, 66, was quoted as saying in Harian Metro.

“I told her that it would all be well and we should keep the faith. She was in and out of hospital for treat- ment and yet, she remained calm throughout,” he said of his wife Sapiah Omar who has since recovered.

Recounting the battle in the 1990s, Ramli said he was willing to work with cancer groups which wanted to raise funds.

He recently collaborated with the Perak branch of the National Cancer Society.

A concert, dubbed Konsert Doa Buat Kekasih, will take place in Ipoh on Dec 7.

> Kosmo! reported that a married couple was beaten up by a man who called himself a “Datuk Seri” in front of a restaurant in Kajang, Selangor.

The victim parked his motorcycle at the parking bay after dropping off his wife at the restaurant on Thursday. A man in a BMW drove up and knocked over the motorcycle. The driver then proceeded to swear at the motorcyclist.

Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the victim and his wife wanted to leave but the suspect punched him and pushed his wife to the ground.

“The victim made a police report but he retracted it a few hours later,” he said.

However, he said the police would still investigate the case despite the victim withdrawing the report.

The police, he said, would also verify whether the attacker was actually a “Datuk Seri”.