Tajuddin not the right candidate for ambassador role, says former senior diplomat


PETALING JAYA: Pasir Salak MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman is not the right candidate to be appointed as ambassador to Indonesia, says a former senior diplomat.

Foreign policy consultant and former ambassador Datuk Dennis Ignatius said Tajuddin’s appointment stood to diminish Malaysia’s international standing.

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