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Malaysian pop star makes waves in the West

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Malaysian pop star Yuna Zarai (Courtesy of Verve Music Group)

JAKARTA -- When Yunalis Zarai saw a picture of herself loom large over a New York landmark in late November, she was understandably elated.

"Your Kedah-born girl just went up on the @NASDAQ billboard in Times Square New York today," the 30-year-old singer-songwriter tweeted, with an accompanying snapshot of the signage.

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