1 University Sains Malaysia (USM) distance learning (PJJ) programme undergraduates taking oath during Students Welcoming Ceremony at Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra in USM main campus, Gelugor on August 11, 2015. Star pic by ONG YU BIN / The Star / August 11, 2015.
HE sacrificed his chance for tertiary studies to let his younger brother and two sisters attend university. Now at 55, it is R.D. Ramesh Patel’s turn to get a bachelor’s degree.
Ramesh gave up his shot at getting a degree after Form Five for his younger siblings’ sake and helped run his family’s furniture business.
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