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What I hate about gotong-royong is that not everybody put the extra effort to clean. 2 of my team members (we were assigned to different groups, how dodgy is that?) went missing, looked for them everywhere and poof!
natinski Diary Entry natinski 2004
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"With the amendments, the scope will be clearer and wider for stern action to be taken against the culprits because the existing Act only covers direct-selling schemes and not the pyramid, get-rich-quick and scratch-and-win schemes, and sales offers made via SMS or facebook," he told reporters after attending a gotong-royong event in Bandar Kemayan, near here, Sunday.
nst online 2010
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"However, since it belongs to a group of private owners it is not that easy a task," Zambry said after launching a gotong-royong function at the village yesterday.
nst online 2010
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"Community participation in gotong-royong is important to fight the menace," he said.
nst online 2010
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Apart from that, Saffree also suggested that local leaders hold more community activities like gotong-royong so as to ensure environmental cleanliness as well as to practise a healthy lifestyle.
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"With the amendments, the scope will be clearer and wider for stern action to be taken against the culprits because the existing Act only covers direct-selling schemes and not the pyramid, get-rich-quick and scratch-and-win schemes, and sales offers made via SMS or facebook," he told reporters after attending a gotong-royong event in Bandar Kemayan, near here, Sunday.
nst online 2010
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Mohd Yazid said the article which appeared in Sinar Harian under the headline "Umno Prihatin Nasib Rakyat Daif" based on a gotong-royong organised by Tanjong Karang Umno Youth was false as he was never interviewed by the reporter.
nst online 2010
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In fact, she said, schools and Parent-Teacher Associations are encouraged to organise gotong-royong at least once a week to ensure no areas in schools have the potential to breed mosquitoes.
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The "gotong-royong" spirit, not only between grassroots leaders but also with the residents, could be adopted, as it was in the early days of Singapore.
TODAYonline 2010
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After the 15-minute "job" today, self-employed Ramli, 44, and the others enjoyed a meal, also prepared under the "gotong-royong" (self-help) concept by the people.
nst online 2010
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