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Lunch With Sumiko: How a gift of Khong Guan assorted biscuits changed Minister Masagos Zulkifli's life

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A tin of Khong Guan assorted biscuits was the reason Mr Masagos Zulkifli became an engineer.

When he was about eight years old, his father, a telephone technician, fell ill and his supervisor from work visited him at their home.

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