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Pada June 4, US Presiden Obama telah mengadakan sebuah ucapan besejarah di University Kaherah, Cairo dimana dia menghadapi dunia Islam. Ia hendak membaharui hubungan US dengan negeri2 Islam, dan dalam ucapannya membangkitkan beberapa isu penting yang dunia zaman ini menghadapi yang mengancam keselamatan semua, seperti masalah extremis, senjata nuclear, konflik Palestin-Israel dan lain2 lagi. Selain itu, Obama memberi beberapa solusi kepada masalah2 global tersebut, tetapi bagiku yang paling menarik adalah apa ia hendak berlaku kepada Palestin, iaitu membantu mereka untuk mencapai autonomi dari Israel (sambil mengatakan dunia Islam patut juga membuka hubungan dengan Israel). Ini rasaku, jika tercapailah sekiranya dalam presidensi Obama, akan menjadikannya presiden US yang lain daripada lain: seorang pemimpin dunia yang mengambil initiativ untuk memajukan interes semua pihak, dan bukan saja untuk negeri sendiri.





He had been the treasurer for Partai Rakyat Brunei. If the party had been allowed to come to power having won the 1962 legislative council, he was set to be the Minister of Agriculture and Corporation (Al-Sufri 2003, p. 108). Instead, the PRB staged a rebellion that was quickly suppressed by the Bruneian and British authorities. The PRB was banned and he was imprisoned for a short while along with some of his comrades, others fled the country.
Besides being a political figure, he was a successful businessman who owned a timber company situated in Kampong Burung Pingai under his name, ATH. He passed the company down to one of his sons, Abu Bakar, who we call Uncle Gugok, and his wife. Uncle Gugok sadly passed away after a tragic car accident in 1997.
My memories of Papoh during my childhood aren't many. I remember being around him during family gatherings and he comes over to our house in the afternoon every once in a while. He wore a pair of thick glasses and was intimidating for some reason, well for me and my siblings at least.
And thats my knowledge of Awang Tengah. Papoh.
Reference:
Al-Sufri, J. (2003) "8 Disember: Dalangnya Siapa?" Brunei: Pusat Sejarah Brunei
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