Malaysian receives a Nobel prize

Mohd Nasarudin Mohd Yusof, a 52-year-old retiree from the Malaysian Armed Forces made the country proud when he received the Nobel Peace Prize 2013 award, The Star reported today. He received the award for his work at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an intergovernmental organisation that ensures that member countries prohibit the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction. The Nobel Peace Prize to the OPCW consisted of a medal, a diploma and a cash prize of about RM3.77mil, the paper said. “When you work overseas, no matter how small it (your work) is, you are carrying your country’s flag,” the daily quoted Nasarudin. “I did not win the Nobel prize for individual achievement. I received it with my organisation, for the whole team’s work,” the chemical weapons and munition specialist told the paper. The retired lieutenant-colonel expressed his hope that the achievement will be an encouragement to the younger generation to excel. Nasarudin joined the OPCW three years ago and had moved to The Hague, Netherlands.