KOTA TINGGI: Although it happened 48 years ago, what he felt when the country gained independence is something that 76-year-old grandpa Aris Jaafar can never forget.
“We heard Tunku Abdul Rahman over the radio making the declaration and I can’t tell you what the feeling was like. It was incredible,” said Aris, who was 28 at the time.
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