PETALING JAYA: Diplomat extraordinaire and former Foreign Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Ahmad Kamil Jaafar’s friendliness, excellence and knack for jokes are what his friends will miss most about him.
While the nation remembers Ahmad Kamil as Malaysia’s top diplomat known for his role in peace efforts friends knew him as someone who was jovial, humble and liked to “pull other people’s legs”.
Former diplomat Datuk Tan Koon San said his close friend’s life tenet was Aut Coepisse Noli Aut Confice (Latin for “Accomplish or Do Not Begin”), which was also the motto of their alma mater Bukit Mertajam High School in Penang.
SIBU: A tugboat and barge laden with 3,000 tonnes of sand have been detained in the Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone for sailing without a port clearance pass.
Zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Ariz Mohd Kassim said the tugboat was on its way from Kuching to Sibu on Wednesday and was detained during the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency s Op Permai.
The vessel was halted in Belawai waters, about 2km south-west of Tanjung Jerijih at about 3.45pm. The results of the inspection found that they were sailing without a port clearance pass document. Six crew members, two locals and four Indian nationals aged between 22 and 55 years old, were detained. All of them had valid identity documents, Mohd Ariz said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 25).
Surging forward: If oil continues to stay at US$60 per barrel, it will bring Malaysia additional revenue of RM5.4bil that will shore up our balance sheet. Filepic/Petronas
IT’S the Chinese New Year, so it’s important we kick off the Year of the Ox with bullish optimism. There are just too many naysayers among us who love to depict the worst of Malaysia and parade those sentiments on social media.
Nothing seems to be right and we let politics get in our way. The habit of forwarding every single political message is simply self-sabotage.
But I think we can take this happy and auspicious occasion to share some positive vibes.
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