Welcome to our second issue of Newsletter for 2007!

We express our gratitude and thanks to the previous AOTS Malaysia General Manager, Watanabe-san, for his excellent cooperation during his tour of duty in Kuala Lumpur, and we welcome the new General Manager - Kodaira-san. We look forward to an excellent working relationship.

We also wish "All the best" to our former Administrative Assistant Ms Surinam, who has gone for greener pastures. We wish to thank her for her valuable contributions (especially the Hippo Program) during her almost three years' service with us. We welcome Cik Siti Zubaidah, who has taken over as Administrative Assistant.

Our 22nd Annual General Meeting went smoothly. One of the suggestions by a member was to set up a Council of Ex-Presidents, to ensure that their experiences in leading PAAM will not be lost. This is because PAAM is highly regarded as one of the few well-run AOTS Alumni
Societies in the world. We want to update our Directory of Members, and it would be great if all of you can assist us in this important assignment.

As always, I look forward to your suggestions and comments on how to continuously improve our Persatuan. I wish all of you success in your wealth-creation undertakings, and the best of health to you and your beloved family.

A. AZIZ Y. KAMARUDDIN
PRESIDENT
(azizyoup@hotmail.com)