Proud moment: Tan being congratulated by Najib after his tour in 2013. With them is Datuk Danny Ooi, founder of ‘Malaysia Book of Records’.
PETALING JAYA: When everyone scoffed at James Anthony Tan and discouraged him from pursuing his dream, one man listened: the Prime Minister.
It led to doors swinging open and sponsorships rolling in, which made it possible for Tan, then 21, to circumnavigate the globe in 48 days in 2013.
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