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- ↑ Jeff Ooi (14 May 2007). "Surviving 38 years of the May 13 bloodshed". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "New book on 1969 race riots in Malaysia may be banned, officials warn". International Herald Tribune. 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ↑ "Ministry seizes controversial May 13 book". Malaysiakini. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
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