Malay boy inspired by happy childhood days in multiracial community

Imran and his siblings spending Chinese New Year at the home of neighbour Aunty Chu (standing, left) in the 1980s.

THE following is a real story of a Malay boy who lived in a pre-dominantly Chinese community for more than 30 years in Tanjung Bungah, Penang.

Raised in a family with good moderate Islamic values, this true-blue Malaysian is the son of a school teacher and grandson of a pre-independence fighter.