Gardner pens open letter praising Malaysians


Entrepreneur Chris Gardner who was recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to talk at the 2017 Global Transformation Forum

KUALA LUMPUR: Entrepreneur Chris Gardner, whose memoir The Pursuit of Happyness was made into a film starring Will Smith in 2006 and who was here for a talk, was so impressed by his visit that the 63-year-old wrote an open letter praising Malaysia. Here’s what he said:

“I’d like to thank all of the people in Kuala Lumpur for recently inviting me to speak at the Global Transformation Forum 2017. This forum is indeed a model and blueprint for other nations to attempt to duplicate.

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