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Life Extraordinary: Saluting the outstanding people of 2017
Published on 30 Dec 2017 10:18:10 PM
From whiz kids to an accidental hero, it’s been quite a year of storytelling for The StarTV! Let's a look back at seven incredible Malaysians we met in 2017.
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oon thoo seen, grab, accident, sjkc jalan davidson, wheatgrass, jazz tan, loh huey xin, chloe mak yu ying, masseur, isak ngau, trainer, elwin raj, australia, grace nesamani raju, the amazing green, world robot olympiad, tan ji tao, youths today, diana chan, baby, blind, masterchef, axe, brain bee competition
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