One down, two to go

Well done: Anwar with Mohamad walking away from the stage after a media conference during the final day of the 46th Asean Summit at KLCC, where big decisions were reached to chart the regional bloc’s direction — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

HONOLULU 2011 – US President Barack Obama hosted many world leaders including from Russia, China and Japan for the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.

A few of us, part of the Malaysian media delegation, were walking back to the hotel after a quick lunch. It was a short walk. Big mistake. Just as we were about to cross the road (the hotel was about 50m away), our group was stopped by the local police.