'Pak Rashid': He can teach the young


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Abstract

IT was heart-warming to see Malaysia’s longest-serving prisoner, Pak Rashid (real name Salleh Talib), stride out of Taiping Prison (“Free at last”-NST,Oct 4). He was sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery in 1979. After 30 years, he was granted a pardon by the Sultan of Kedah. I would like to thank the Sultan and those involved in working for his release, although I don’t know him. Much can be learnt from this prisoner’s experience. Maybe we can invite him to relate his unique experience at youth enhancement programmes in schools and other institutions. We are not applauding a person for going to prison, but his life must hold many useful lessons for our youth.

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Item Type: Newspaper
Subjects: 300 Social sciences
Campuses: Shah Alam
Divisions: Faculties > Academy of Language Studies
Newspaper: New Straits Times
Date: 9 October 2006
Depositing User: Normah Sadaiee (Mukah)
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