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Centenarian shares secret to longevity

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Practising a healthy lifestyle such as exercising and keeping to a balanced diet from a young age is former teacher Bahrum Basar's secret to continuing to be strong even though he has hit the century mark.

Bahrum celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday (Sept 25). He still does the same daily routine of walking every morning, accompanied by one of his children, to maintain his health both physically and mentally.

Among his other practices include... 

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