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Veena Babulal
New Straits Times
08-30-2009
Lat shows Malaysia is a melting pot
Byline: Veena Babulal
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section

KUALA LUMPUR: A tattered, dog-eared book is Marzuki Samsuddin's prized copy of Mat Som by national cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, fondly known as Lat.

The once-orange cover has faded to a faint yellow, but Marzuki's daughter proudly produced it to be signed by Lat at the Bangsar Shopping Centre yesterday.
Shuhadah, 22, from Kampung Pandan, made the trip to "Lat's 1Malaysia Exhibition" as she "loves all things Lat".

"Most of the Lat books at home are in poor ...

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