Perak
Americannoun
noun
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Fitri Amit, a small-scale rice farmer in Perak region further south, was sceptical of the measures, which he said were often delayed, arriving only once farmers' "capital has already been drained".
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Immigration Department Director-General Ruslin Jusoh said in a statement that 131 detainees escaped from a center in Perak state late Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
The only other rare earth refinery in Malaysia - operated by Japan’s Mitsubishi Group in northern Perak state - closed in 1992 following protests and claims that it caused birth defects and leukemia among residents.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
She was born in Ipoh, Perak, in Malaysia, and attended the Royal Academy of Dance in London in her teenage years.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2023
One is a jacket made from Javanese cloth; the second a belt buckle which apparently originated in Perak.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Fay-Cooper Cole
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