PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have conveyed their condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the nation's people over the recent tragedy involving a sunken Indonesian submarine.
PETALING JAYA: It was such great news that even the King congratulated them.
Jarell Cheong Tze Wen and Muhammad Hamdi Ahmad Hakimi have been accepted into Harvard College in Massachusetts, whose 3.43% admission rate was at its lowest this year.
This means that only 1,968 students were selected out of the 57,435 applications received by the renowned US institution, said the Harvard Club of Malaysia in a statement.
Harvard College is the undergraduate school of Harvard University.
Muhammad Hamdi, who studied at SM Sains Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur and completed A Levels at Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar as a Bank Negara Kijang scholar, was in fact also accepted by Columbia University, another Ivy League university.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have extended their Tamil New Year and Vishu greetings to all Tamil, Malayalee and Sikh communities in the country.
“A very happy Vishu to all our Malayalee friends and a blessed new year to all our Tamil friends.
“May the new year ahead bring you and your loved ones prosperity, happiness and good health.
“Stay safe, fellow Malaysians, ” their Majesties said in a post on Istana Negara’s Facebook page, as reported by Bernama.
The birth of the Tamil month of Chittirai is marked annually on the first day of the Tamil solar calendar, known this year as the Pilava Year.
PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated the two Malaysian students who have been accepted to study at Harvard College in Massachusetts.
He expressed his happiness and pride over Jarell Cheong Tze Wen and Muhammad Hamdi Ahmad Hakimi’s outstanding achievements.
“This in turn has raised Malaysia s name at the international level. The success of the two youths once again proves that Malaysia is capable of producing individuals of quality, authority and of international standard, he said.
“This success also proves that with commitment, high spirits and hard work, Malaysians are able to compete and succeed on the international stage, ” added the King in a statement posted on Istana Negara’s Facebook.
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.