Little did Magdalena Herkules Manalu expect that a story about her rummaging through a garbage bin to fend for her family, which went viral on social media, received public attention and raising RM113,500 in just 40 hours.

The 39-year-old woman, who was seven-month pregnant, was forced to do so to find food for her family after her husband, Choong Nai Fatt, 44, the sole breadwinner, was bedridden due to a stroke since December...