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Malaysia: Storm in a Tea Plantation

The 1MDB scandal rocks the streets of Kuala Lumpur, while climate change washes away the tea crops of the Cameron Highlands. Rob Young reports from Malaysia.

Rob Young reports from Malaysia on the angry protests against the alleged corruption of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Meanwhile the 大象传媒's Katie Hile ascends to the Boh tea plantations, and hears from chief executive Caroline Russell, whose tea plants are suffering from the increasingly unpredictable rainfall brought on by global warming.

Plus, Rob speaks to Harith Iskandar, who claims to be the funniest man in Malaysia.

(Photo: Man carrying bags of tea leaves in the Cameron Highlands, northern Malaysia. Credit: Mohd Rafsan/AFP/Getty Images)

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