An Irishman, truly Malaysian


Final goodbye: People from all walks of life paying their respects to Mooney (inset) at the funeral.

PETALING JAYA: At the launch of his book Servant of Sarawak in April 2013, Datuk Dr Peter Mooney declared: “J’y suis, j’y reste (Here I am, here I stay).”

Yesterday, at 5.15am, the man who carved an illustrious career as a civil servant and a lawyer in Malaysia passed away in his beloved adopted homeland. He was 92.

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