Wong Phui Nam
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Wong Phui Nam
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Wong Phui Nam was a Malaysian economist and poet. Born to a Peranakan family in Kuala Lumpur, Wong began learning English at age 9. He became interested in poetry, and while studying at the University of Malaya Singapore campus he wrote English language poetry while participating in a student literary magazine. Shortly after his first collection of poetry was released in 1968, Wong stopped writing in response to the introduction of a national language policy that sidelined non-Malay work. His se
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Malaysian economist and poet (1935–2022)
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2023-08-13T06:52:28Z
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