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Social Crisis in Malaysia’s Rural Heartlands

Social Crisis in Malaysia’s Rural Heartlands

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Nov 13, 2015
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Over recent years, crime, domestic violence, incest and rape have afflicted Malaysia’s rural kampungs, creating a domestic and social crisis in the heartland. There are concerns that decades of state neglect and politicization of infrastructure at the very grassroots of society have been accompanied with a decay of morals and ethics, with critics soundi…

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