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Lim Tean deported to S’pore after arrest in Johor over failing to surrender for jail term

Lim Tean, a lawyer and opposition politician, was arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police on Aug 6.

Lim Tean, the founder of opposition party Peoples Voice, was arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police on Aug 6.

Behind the double lives of well-educated professionals in S’pore battling drug addiction

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