Indeed, Khor's two-pronged approach is simply a means to one objective: the advancement of Third World interests.

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Anwar sees no contradiction in Khor working with both activists and government leaders.

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One of his first jobs was to manage an insulation project in Iraq at Khor al-Zobair, 50 miles southeast of Basra.

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"If we saw a pattern, we would scrutinize the law, " says Khor.

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"There is this misguided view that the UN system doesn't work, " said Martin Khor, executive director of the South Centre, an intergovernmental organisation of developing countries.

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Martin Khor Kok Peng, 49, is unusual among activists: He is as likely to give speeches at global forums as to agitate with the protesters outside.

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Khor cut his teeth with the Consumers' Association of Penang.

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"This is a pretty good first step, " said Mr Khor.

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Between the enclave of Dibba and the port town of Khor Fakkan, it is worth stopping to visit the oldest mosque in the UAE, the Al Bidiyah Archaeological Mosque, which has a distinctive architecture, built from stone and mudbricks in the 15th Century and topped by a pointed dome roof.

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