PM believed in me, says record-breaking pilot

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.