Still feeling on top of the world


Life-changing experience: Magendran (holding flag) and Mohandas after making history as the first Malaysians to make it up Mount Everest.

MALAYSIANS should not overdo things just to get fame, says Datuk M. Magendran, who is the first Malaysian to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest.

“Why do we do things like the biggest roti canai or biggest tosai in Malaysia? What is the message? What are you trying to prove?

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