They were providing a "ground-holding" role near the regional capital of Lash Kah Gar for much of the time.

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Kah Inn Lee, a 23-year-old student from Malaysia, said a curtain separated the men's and women's beds in the tiny basement she shared with seven other students in a house owned by Mr. Cheung's son.

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