Worthwhile trip to Madagascar

DESPITE the political turmoil in Madagascar, Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd deputy executive chairman Datuk Vincent Lye travelled thousands of kilometres to the African island nation last month to meet its president to resolve a dispute over a construction project gone awry.

Nearly an hour into the discussion, the young, newly sworn-in president Andry Rajoelina apparently had heard enough. He sat up in his chair and prepared to bid his guests farewell.