BANGKOK: Pheu Thai Party ministers in the government as well as red-shirt members gathered at the residence of Thaksin Shinawatra to celebrate the former prime minister’s 75th birthday.
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong extended his deepest condolences to the family of Tun Michael Chen Wing Sum, who passed away on Friday afternoon.
Ping-pong diplomacy is loosely defined as the use of international table tennis tournaments as diplomatic platforms. Dr Wee said Chen was also a faithful and supportive party veteran, who continued to attend major party events in high spirits despite his deteriorating health conditions. According to reports, in 1956, Chen received a scholarship to study philosophy and education in Hong Kong.Chen began his career as a practising lawyer in Kuala Lumpur in 1961 and in 1964, he made his foray into politics by contesting the Damansara parliament seat in the general election, of which he won against the then People’s Action Party .
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