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...Zermatt action was an apt precursor to Manser's last stunt, a 1999 flight above the Sarawak capital of Kuching in a motorized hang glider. It was another desperate move by a man who was increasingly becoming irrelevant. His numerous letters to the Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud pleading reconciliation or offering to fund a mobile dental clinic for the Penan were ignored...
...Abdul-Taib, Minister of Communications and Work in Malaysia, emphasized that Islam was an important factor in the building of a stable government in Malaysia seven years ago. Rather than a violent revolution, there was instead an evolution toward modern statehood...
...felt that Islam was one of the unifying ties in the formation of a new government: as the religion beame incorporated into the new trend, it gave tradition to the new order. Abdul-Taib said Moslems believe that political advancement leads to spiritual satisfaction, and, thus, the people, instead of becoming restless and distrustful, acquired "a patient outlook and a trust in the government's leadership...
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