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Malaysia's Crucial By-Election

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Jul 24, 2013
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Two and a half months after arguably the most divisive election in Malaysian history, the ruling Barisan Nasional is going toe to toe with the opposition and spending a whopping RM19,000 per voter to ward off the Pakatan Rakyat coalition in a seemingly inconsequential state assembly by-election in the rural northeastern state of Terengganu.

The election,…

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