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The East is Green #1 - Are the People of Terengganu & Kelantan Happy?

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06-Jul-23 15:00

The East is Green #1 - Are the People of Terengganu & Kelantan Happy?

The East is Green is a mini-series where we bring you stories from the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (also known as the Malay Heartland) in hopes of painting a more nuanced picture of its people, culture and politics. On the first episode, we reflect on our trip to Kelantan & Terengganu and also talk about the Malaysian Happiness Index. 


Image Credit: Syahrin Abdul Aziz / Shutterstock, IZZ HAZEL / Shutterstock, shaifulzamri / Shutterstock

Produced by: Sharaad Kuttan, Haniff Baharudin, Alia Zefri, Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan, Haniff Baharudin, Alia Zefri, Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  culture,  politics

Tags:  Malay heartland,  The East is Green,  happiness index,  politics,  malaysian politics,  kelantan,  terengganu,  east coast,  culture, 


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