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            A designer wise to the streets of Pulau Tikus
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        Tell us a bit about your background. You dropped out of school at a young age; how has that experience shaped you?When I was growing up, education was a luxur... 
    
    
    
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            A City’s Status and its Civil Society
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        It’s not easy getting a Unesco listing. Apart from the rigorous assessment criteria, the nomination process can be highly political – tourist income, public recognition and federal funding drive state governments to compete with one another for endorsement. 
    
    
          
    
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