The Back of The Island
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Human Development Indicators
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Malaysia’s human development index (HDI) has been rising in steady increments from 2010 till 2012. Life expectancy has risen by 0.5 years, whereas gross...
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Why Indigenous Rights Matter
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Being proud of where you come from was something unfamiliar to me until I started working with the indigenous rights movement.Like many urban kids, I grew up...
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