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S2 03 Kuala Lumpur — would you like rubber with that? artwork
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S2 03 Kuala Lumpur — would you like rubber with that?

Return Ticket by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Oct 27, 20220:30:00Society & Culture

The story of the Malaysian capital is a story of resources, from tin, petrol, and palm oil. But if there's one resource to understand the metropolis that is Kuala Lumpur today it's rubber. It's responsible for the city's...

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