KUALA LUMPUR: The historical importance of the Tugu Negara is well known, but what is less known is how two men from disparate backgrounds came together to make the monument a reality and established a long friendship thereafter.
The five-decade friendship between Austrian-born sculptor Tan Sri Felix de Weldon and Malaysia’s founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj came to the forefront yesterday as Felix’s son spoke passionately about their union.
