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100	1		_aWELSH Bridget
245			_aMalaysia at 50 : _b midlife crisis ahead/ _c Bridget Welsh
260			_c2007
520			_aMalaysia will celebrate 50 years of independence. The current prime minister Abdullah Badawi, Malaysia's fifth leader has consolidated his political position since assuming office in 2003. He has made bold initiatives with regard to all three of the major issues facing Malaysia ethnic relations, economic performance and political openness.
650			_aMALAYSIA _xPOLITICS
650			_aETHNICS
650			_aECONOMICS
773			_aCurrent History : _g April 2007, pp.173-179 (20)
945			_i22091-1001 _rY _sY
999			_c7980 _d7980