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MY EARLY DAYS IN ALMATY

and my family was impressed. While my wife was busy trying to get an
e-hailing service on her phone, I told her that this is a city where almost any
car can be a taxi. All you have to do is to stand by the road side, f ag down
any passing car and negotiate the fare with the driver. T at was what we did
although she was sceptical at f rst. However, do this at your own risk!

I almost became a “victim” once again to an immigration of cer, this time
when I was leaving the country. But that incident did not stop me from
wishing to be in Almaty again someday.

Ambassador Agus Salim Yusof was born and raised in Johor Bahru and was the f rst
Universiti Utara Malaysia graduate to become a diplomat in 1995. He had been posted to
Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Brunei Darussalam, southern Philippines and South Africa. He was
the Ambassador to Bahrain from 2017 to 2021.

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