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To Cite this Article: Rosniza Aznie, C. R., Lyndon, N., Vivien, Y. W. C., Siti Norsakira, M., Syahiran, M. D., & Jali, M. F. M. (2018). The Literacy Experience of Indigenous People in Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(13) Special Issue: Community Development & Social Mobility, 85–93.
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