Malaysian scientists bag awards

Gaining prestige: Dr Leong and Prof Chong.

PETALING JAYA: Three Malay­sians have proven that the country can produce scientists capable of impressing the international scientific community.

At the Science and Technology Awards Ceremony held during the gala night of 17th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, last month, Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems Dr Hafizal Mohamad, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College’s Dr Leong Wai Yie, and Nottingham University’s (Malaysia campus) Prof Chong Mei Fong proved that all is well with the Malaysian scientific community when they won prestigious awards.