Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state.

新加坡脱离马来西亚联邦成为一个独立的主权国家。

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The State of Kedah in Malaysia studied the use of office suites and determined that about 25 percent of the cost of a computer is for the license for a suitable office suite.

马来西亚的吉打州对办公套件的使用进行了研究，最后得出的结论是办公套件大约占计算机成本的 25％。

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U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Wednesday on a two-week Asian tour that will take her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and China.

美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿星期三开始为期两周的亚洲之行，她将前往越南、柬埔寨、马来西亚、巴布亚新几内亚、新西兰、澳大利亚和中国。

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Speaking to the party faithful in the eastern state of Sabah on Sunday,Anwar says Malaysia is witnessing a battle between the common interests of the people against the ruling elites.

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But that may not be an option given the group's other problems and the parlous state of Malaysia's capital markets.

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The allegations of rape and the blockades have started to draw international attention to the plight of the Penan, so far considered a national domestic issue for the state and federal governments of Malaysia.

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Visitors to Kota Kinabalu, capital of the state of Sabah in eastern Malaysia, can take a trip back to colonial times on the newly refurbished North Borneo Railway.

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