datuk

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‘Celebrity’ here means Menteri2, Timbalan Menteri, Datuk-datuk, Tan Sri-Tan Sri who are too heavy or too old to run.

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  • ‘Celebrity’ here means Menteri2, Timbalan Menteri, Datuk-datuk, Tan Sri-Tan Sri who are too heavy or too old to run. —  natinski Diary Entry
  • I always think it was a big mistake for them to nominate themselves for the datuk-ship just after taking office. —  Malaysiakini
  • The sultan, refusing to be intimidated, recently named Zambry a datuk, a government honorific. —  Anwar Ibrahim
 

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