KUALA LUMPUR Do you remember Botak Chin? The answer usually exposes a Malaysian’s age.
In the 1980s, it was a convenient name parents commandeered to warn children how bad decisions can lead to a life of crime and expectedly, misery.
Indeed, for the last quarter of the 20th century, the infamous armed robber captured the imagination of a nation.
It’s been 40 years since his execution, but a tale more myth than fact continues to colour the life and times of one Wong Swee Chin aka Botak Chin.
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Though Generation X folks are aware of Botak Chin, little is really known about him and it is the mythical part of Wong which holds the public’s interest.
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