A Malaysia-based programmer has created a safety wearable for women

Yeo Kee Jun, a Malaysian student, recently left his home together with his family in Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur after their house was broken into six times over the last 12 years. The last three times had occurred over a period of four months. The family was also victim to six robberies, a mugging, and several car theft attempts. None of these crimes, however, strike as much fear into the hearts of parents as kidnapping and murder cases. Late last year in Petaling Jaya, the body of a 15-year-old girl named Ng Yuk Tim was found dead in a suitcase. The schoolgirl had gone to her friend’s home in the morning, and subsequently went missing for the next two days. Her 23 year old friend later confessed to the murder. One programmer was especially affected by the incident, and vowed to do something about it. Ray Teng, founder of Malaysia-based safety wearable WaryBee, has a daughter and a son, and at that point in time couldn’t help but worry about their safety. “I immediately thought, if this happened to my daughter, what would I do?” he recalls. “The older she gets, the more I worry. As a father, I can’t help but be concerned. As such, I wanted to do something that could help not only myself feel more at ease, but other parents as well.”