BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said on Friday, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon.
, seven, is happy to be a Malaysian. “My birthday is coming up, and I’ve already asked my parents for yummy Malaysian food for this special day. I want to eat roti canai, nasi lemak, chicken rice and kuih lapis. I plan to visit the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur one day. I want to climb Mount Kinabalu in Sabah when I’m much older. Here’s my design for a Proton car for this year’s Merdeka celebrations.“I love Malaysia because it is my homeland.
It’s also a safe place for children to play outdoors,” says, eight, is proud to be a Malaysian because it is peaceful. “The country provides free education for children. I am happy that I can go to a Chinese school and still have friends of different races. Malaysia is nice and sunny too.”“Malaysia gained its independence in 1957. Our country is 66 years old. I am so proud to be a Malaysian. I love my country. Yesterday, I watched the Merdeka Day parade on television.
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