YB. R.S.N RAYER - A.D.U.N. SERI DELIMA, PENANG

GEORGETOWN, July 10 — N. Mohanadas and M. Magendran made Malaysians proud when they reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 23, 1997. Thirteen years later, both stand here today bearing state honours that carry the honorific “Datuk”.

The Penang state government conferred both with the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) at the Governor’s 72nd birthday ceremony here today.

When contacted, 48-year-old Mohanadas said an award after 13 years has given him the sense that the two were “remembered and valued”.