Life dedicated to service


Service comes first: Lam Thye with his biography ‘Call Lee Lam Thye: Recalling a Lifetime of Service’ and the typewriter that he used when serving as an elected representative. — YAP CHEE HONG/ The Star

THE country’s 15th General Election will showcase candidates vying for the coveted 222 spots in Dewan Rakyat. More will be contesting for state seats with the exception of Sarawak, Melaka and Johor, or other states that have decided not to dissolve the state assemblies.

I wonder how many among them will become another Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye?

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