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           EDITORIAL Ranee Sahaney                                    on the DCC
                              Syed Jaafar Alkaff
                              RA Andariesta Putri             OFFICIAL VISITS
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                              Rusydi Hafidz Alinata           6	 n Singapore State Visit to Kazakhstan Heralds New Era of Cooperation
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