Embracing unity in varsity


Left to right: Mohammad Faizurie Abang, 20, Azwa Azwana Khairul Akhmal, 21, Noryanti Tarawis, 21, Valentina Tiong, 20, Maryanne Telen Aba, 21, and Mohd Nizamuddin Fauzi, 20.

SARAWAKIANS Mohammad Faizurie Abang, Valentina Tiong, and Maryanne Telen Aba, and fellow Universiti Malaya (UM) undergraduates from Sabah – Mohd Nizamuddin Fauzi, Noryanti Tarawis and Azwa Azwana Khairul Akhmal, are fine examples of who we should aspire to be as Malaysians.

Clicking instantly despite meeting for the first time, they shared the chemistry of long-lost friends. The six, who are in their 20s, say the closeness is a result of their East Malaysian upbringing.

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