Sign language interpreter Tan Lee Bee receives award from King for her service over four decades


KUALA LUMPUR: With more than four decades of dedication as a sign language interpreter, Tan Lee Bee was amply recognised when she was conferred the Bintang Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) by His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, on Monday (June 2).

Often gracing the corner of the television screen of news programmes with expressive facial expressions, Tan, 64, described the award as a great recognition of her 'silent' struggle to convey the voices of the 'voiceless'.

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