I'm just wondering, ( seriously, not trolling ) Why a point and shoot instead of a decent phone with good camera function? 

For your budget, I'd recommend this: Canon Digital IXUS 285HS Compact Camera

It has relatively wide angle, good for scenery and very very pocketable. 

http://shashinki.com/shop/canon-digital-ix....html#!tab2

I agree with this. Parents would appreciate how easy it is for them to share the photos on WhatsApp. I dont know about your parents, but if mine were to use a P&S, the photos will remain in the camera forever 

Consider older flagship smartphones. iPhone 5S 16gb is RM1188 at machines.

Did you even read the first post? He already stated budget limit you go and recommend something more expensive  Not to mention unrelated lagi.

Yes my reading skills is pretty good

TS budget for a camera is max rm800. in my opinion, spending just a bit more, for a device that has camera AND tons of other features, is a better value overall.

the main goal here is simply so TS parents can shoot better photos. A P&S is not the only solution to this. Thus, I dont limit my recommendation to only P&S. If other devices can shoot good photos, why is it 'unrelated'?

P&S pros
- suits TS budget
- can zoom
- hardware shutter and buttons

Smartphone pros
- no extra stuff to carry around
- smaller size
- IQ of a < RM800 P&S wont be that much different compared to iPhone 5s
- easier sharing
- easier backup

of course, this is just my opinion. nothing wrong with buying a P&S if TS parents dont want to change phones.

Last but not least, I don't see you recommending anything? 

Few reasons why you would want to get p & s camera over smartphone is for one, the optical zoom. Second reason is because it is easier to .....well....just point and shoot. Do you notice like before taking shots, you tend to look at smartphone screen and fumble to find camera apps before taking shots? I can imagine this on most older folks who dont know how to use shortcut. Besides, TS parents apparently wont care much about pixel peeping so rm800 budget camera would be more than enough.

Sometimes you may get a good deal on some online sites like Lazada for manual compacts such as the Panasonic LX3 or Olympus XZ1. Have seen them go around RM800 or less..

Canon IXUS series is simple and nice for what you looking for:

http://www.miyamondo.com.my/shop/product/c...-black-8gb-case
Or you can spend a little bit more on a camera that you yourself can also borrow for holidays on the beach or swimming pool.  15m water proof camera that you can take out in the water.

http://www.miyamondo.com.my/shop/product/f...tal-camera-blue