A country’s future: The writer was struck by Timor-Leste’s remarkably young population that is full of drive and untapped potential. — Filepic/The Star
DURING the early 1980s, when my late father, Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat, was assigned as Malay-sia’s ambassador to Indonesia by then prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad after serving as his Information minister, I had the opportunity to spend my study breaks visiting him and our family in Jakarta.
Though brief, those visits left a lasting impression on me, not only for the vibrant political atmosphere of Indonesia at the time but also for the distant yet resilient story of Timor-Leste.
