From a loveless childhood to a life of service: the journey of a Malaysian hero

“IN just seven months, I’ll be a year older,” the smiling man sitting across me in the bustling cafe shares, adding: “I’ll turn 49 in January.” It struck me then that in a mere seven months, it would already be the next year. “Time flies so fast,” I murmur in disbelief. After all, I’ve barely come to terms with the arrival of 2024.

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