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            Living the poem
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        Malaysia’s best-known poet has been raising the hackles of the establishment for over four decades with his outspoken work. Politicians find Cecil Rajendra subversive, academics believe he is a “propagandist troublemaker”, and the legal fraternity scathingly refers to him as a “part-time” lawyer. 
    
    
          
    
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          Rosalind Chua
    
      
    
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            Caught in the Net: The Malaysian Seafood Industry Waits In Vain
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        The Malaysian seafood industry is widely recognised as world-class, with exports valued at RM2.5bil in 2007. However, the situation changed suddenly when Malaysian authorities decided on a self-imposed ban on exports to the EU. 
    
    
          
    
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          Rosalind Chua
    
      
    
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