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Malaysia's Ghosts of the Past Get Hip

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Sep 08, 2010
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Chinese opera singers in ornate silk robes and white painted faces perform on a wooden stage. The first two rows of seats in front of the stage are empty, but that's not a reflection of the quality of the show. They are reserved for spirits. But the spirits may well be elsewhere, watching Lady Gaga.

Chinese Buddhists in Malaysia believe that the tormente…

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