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The day I took MAS to Court

The day I took MAS to court. It was 1994 when I was working for Pamol Plantations an Unilever Company with plantations in Johor and Sabah. Once a month I had to visit Pamol’s estates in Sandakan in Sabah. My wife used to pack my bags for such journeys. In those days there were no hand phones and contact with Sabah estates were with hand held contraptions which were the hand phones in the early 90’s. She used to pack my phone in my traveling bag every time I visit Sabah. That day was no different. We had to change planes at Kota Kinabalu to fly to Sandakan. My Secretary Susan called me on my handset when I reached Kota Kinabalu. The phone was not with me but in my luggage at Kota Kinabalu about to be transported to Sandakan. When the phone rang the airport orderlies who were foreign workers heard the ringing sound emanating from my bag and stole the phone from my bag. When I landed in the estate I wanted to call Home but could not find the phone. My wife confirmed she did place it in my...