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ONLY 25,000 people were fortunate to witness the proclamation of Malaya’s independence at Stadium Merdeka on Aug. 31, 1957. Among them was 12-year-old Benedict Victor Morais who was too young to fully grasp what the hoo-ha was all about.
GEORGE TOWN: Major restaurants here have experienced a 20% drop in their seafood business due to concerns over marine pollution caused by the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan into the Pacific Ocean, said the head of an association that represents some 40 major restaurants in Penang.