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Medical staff in protective gear tend to the body of an Ebola victim at a hospital in Bunia, Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 3. Photo: EPA

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Society

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Permanent residents holding foreign passports say their lifestyles have changed with advantages of travel permit launched two years ago.

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A gas-fired power plant in Melaka. Gas-fired power generation has surged in Malaysia, driven by data-centre growth, electrification, climate stress and electric-vehicle uptake. Photo: Shutterstock

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