BMSM president conferred Datukship

Subject: BMSM president conferred Datukship

The Buddhist contributions to the country's well-being and spiritual development has been recognised through the conferment of a state award to one of the community's respectable and well-known lay Dhamma worker.

The president of the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia, Bro. Ang Choo Hong was conferred the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) which carries the title Dato' by the Yang Di Pertua Negeri of Penang in conjunction with his 71st birthday last Saturday.
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Dato' Ir. Ang, who earns his Bachelor and Masters engineering degree from UTM and UM in 1977 and 1995 respectively, is currently the director of the Mechanical Engineering Branch, Public Works Department, Ministry of Works. He has been a Dhamma speaker and serving the community for a long time. Dato' Ang also writes many articles on Buddhism for the newspapers and magazines and was one of the article contributors for the The Encyclopaedia of Malaysia project.

He was also former president of the UTM Buddhist Society, former chairman of the BMS Youth section and former deputy president of the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia.

Congratulations Dato' Ir. Ang Choo Hong. It is indeed a proud moment for you, your family and your community.

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With Metta,

David Tan
President
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