The exhibition on the life and times of Malaysia’s longest-serving finance minister is on until May 29. — Photos: SAMUEL ONG/The Star
HE WAS the only boy among four children who grew up under a familial policy of tough love, with his father telling him, “You are my only son. If I spoil you, you will be finished!”.
Living in a house in Klebang, Malacca, that fronted the Straits of Malacca, the siblings’ daily routine included getting up at 7am to swim in the bitterly cold sea.
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