Vijay applied for Malaysian PR status 20 years ago


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 09 Sep 2004

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia could have gained international recognition if the world number one golfer Vijay Singh’s application for permanent resident status 20 years ago had been granted. 

The 41-year-old Fijian was then based at the Morib Golf and Country Club in Banting. He used to train on the beach, hitting about 1,000 balls a day. 

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