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MACC suspect panics and nearly burns RM1 million in cash in Petaling Jaya bathroom
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When Monkhood Meets Modernity: Love, Money and Extortion in the Temple Courtyard
by Dr Rahim Said It was once believed that the only temptations monks faced were second…
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The day the Agong took a morning walk around Bukit Tunku and jolted maintenance laggards into action
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by Sam Trailerman I’ve been thinking a lot lately. Like how many of us have this…