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The Collapse of the ITC: Why 10,000 Ipohites had to “jump aeroplane” (work illegally) in America
____________________________________________________________ This blogger went through the horrendous years of 1984-87, when Ipoh and the whole of the Kinta Valley were going through the throes of the tin industry collapse. Having wanted to write about this terrible period for some time, … Continue reading →
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