KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, fondly known as Pak Lah, was a man with a demure personality, but he had a big heart for doing what was best, equitable and right for Malaysia and its people. He stepped into big shoes as Malaysia s fifth prime minister in 2003 but delivered a fresh [...]
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