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                                <title><![CDATA[ A quick Merdeka refresher ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As Malaysians celebrate the 67th Merdeka Day, let's revisit some moments and images that are often taken for granted. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Amid Merdeka celebration, villagers recall fight for their home ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Kampung Melayu Bumi Hijau is long gone, but the struggle to keep it has given its inhabitants a new outlook on independence. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rebels holding NZ pilot in Indonesia's Papua prepared to drop key demand ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Susi Air pilot Phillip Mehrtens was abducted by the West Papua Liberation Army in the Papuan highlands area of Nduga two months ago after a routine flight to the area. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Life before Merdeka, and the value of freedom ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Senior citizens look back at life before Malaysia achieved independence 65 years ago. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US updates fact sheet again, says does not support Taiwan independence ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:17:26 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The change was first reported by Taiwan's official Central News Agency, and appears to have happened on May 28, the date at the top of the fact sheet. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Queen Elizabeth to lose Barbados ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 03:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Barbados is aiming to become a republic by the time it celebrates its 55th anniversary of independence. ]]></description>
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