Remembering a Malaysian hero 


Sadly, his name won’t ring a bell because he died fighting for another country’s freedom.

DO you remember Kamal Ahmed Bamadhaj? That’s a question I wished someone had asked Timor-Leste leaders President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao at the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur last month.

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