A Malay woman reads a copy of the newly launched .....

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 25: A Malay woman reads a copy of the newly launched book 'A New Deal for Asia' written by Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad 24 May 1999. The book, which was officially launched today, looks at whether Asia can reinvent itself for the new milennium after the chaos and turmoil of the Asian crisis. 

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