MH17 victim's family receives a boost in life


Abderrahman celebrates his first birthday with his mother, Asmaa.

PUTRAJAYA: Three months after the tragedy that claimed the life of MH17's first officer Ahmad Hakimi Hanapi, his wife and one-year-old son are starting a new chapter in their lives with the opening of their new Boost Juice franchise in D'Pulze, Cyberjaya on Wednesday.

"My husband expressed his wish to open a restaurant before he passed away and he suggested we start with something smaller first," said Asmaa Aljuned, the wife of Hakimi, or Kimi as he was better known to friends.

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