I welled up reading this.
This lawyer defended a mother charged with shoplifting a pencil box which was meant to be a gift for his son.
Many years later that boy approached the lawyer, himself a barrister.
Earlier I shared snippets from the Hansard of the first meeting of Malaya's first parliament in 1959 and after reading it in detail I find Kuala Terengganu Selatan MP Dato' Onn Jaafar's comment interesting.
When Charles III is crowned next May, a Hindu PM will leave No10 with his Indian wife to attend the ceremony. The Muslim Mayor of London will already be at Westminster Abbey. Security will be headed up by the Home Secretary, a Buddhist….
"China’s suppression of free speech didn’t just apply to its own people, but extended, indirectly, to other countries via the @WHO," writes @toadmeister
https://t.co/y4Ucu25eGo
Communism never sleeps, never changes its objectives, nor must we. Our first duty to freedom is to defend our own. Then one day we might export a little to those peoples who have to live without it.
A new study has found that spending two hours per week soaking up nature gives a positive boost to health and wellbeing, both mentally and physically. https://t.co/EMVVF0ORGc
A classic bully: When US installed THAAD in South Korea, China penalized Seoul, but not US. Likewise, after Trump signed Taiwan Travel Act, Taiwan, not US, came under Chinese pressure. Now, after US-scripted Huawei arrest, China won't act against US but detains a second Canadian.
Love significance of this photograph - Prince Henry sitting feet from the tomb of King Henry VI and just yards from that of King Henry VIII #youcantbeatourhistory@SkyNews
“My congratulations to Dr Mahathir @chedetofficial on his election as Prime Minister of Malaysia. This is an historic result and I look forward to building on our strong bilateral relationship.” – PM @theresa_may
Rakyat Malaysia sudah bersuara. Dan suara rakyat adalah keramat. Selamat maju jaya, Malaysia dan terima kasih kepada semua pengundi kerana melaksanakan tanggungjawab kepada negara.