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Vinodh Pillai

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Malaysia
As seen in: Nature, UNICEF, Malaysiakini, Free Malaysia Today, cilisos.my, CodeBlue, Focus Malaysia, galencentre.org, Queer Lapis, In Real Life and
Covers:  Malaysian politics, current affairs, general news, lifestyle, consumer issues, business, human rights, women and children, health, education, LGBT and sex work
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Vinodh Pillai’s Biography

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Former news reporter. Retired for the time being. Past bylines: FocusMalaysia, Queer Lapis, CodeBlue, Free Malaysia Today, Cilisos and Malaysiakini

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'Selling my body for a plate of nasi bujang'

'Selling my body for a plate of nasi bujang'

Some say sex work is the easiest job out there because you can earn money quickly. Perhaps that is why a lot …

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All You Want to Know About Sex Work in Malaysia | Queer Lapis

All You Want to Know About Sex Work in Malaysia | Queer Lapis

By VINODH PILLAI | 13 January, 2021 SEX WORKERS ARE, believe it or not, workers. But here in Malaysia (and ma…

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From Dataran Merdeka to the Prison: The Queer Lapis Sex Workers Series Pt 1 | Queer Lapis

From Dataran Merdeka to the Prison: The Queer Lapis Sex Workers Series Pt 1 | Queer Lapis

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Why can't I be gay and religious?

Why can't I be gay and religious?

Local gay Hare Krishna boy challenges temple commander's logic on LGBTs taking up religion.

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The Trans Women at the Frontline

The Trans Women at the Frontline

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Questions remain over model Ivana Smit's death

Questions remain over model Ivana Smit's death

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A bispecific CD3×CD19 antibody for systemic lupus erythematosus: a phase 1 trial

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By Jason Xu, Chunli Mei, Xin Yuan Guan, Rong Du, Bin Wu, Di Wu, MengJiao Li, Jingna Li, Hua Su, Xiaoqi Chen, Qianyu Guo, Hanyang Chen, Jonathan Sussman, Gregory Chen, Shovik Bandyopadhyay, Vinodh Pillai, Tobias Lanz, Michaela Liedtke, Kenan Onel, Tamiko R Katsumoto, Kai Tan, Xiaoqiang Yan, May Chien, Andreas Kerschbaumer, David Teachey, Eric Meffre, Vanessa Kennedy, William Robinson, Anbin Huang, Matthew Baker, Qiubai Li, Giselle Salmasi
| Nature Verified
Abstract Early-phase studies of deep B cell depletion with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T have produced prolonged, drug-free remission in refractory autoimmune disease. However, CAR T cell therapy requires lymphodepleting chemotherapy, autologous cell manufacturing and specialized infrastructure, limiting reach to a fraction of patients who might benefit.
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Anwar's next challenge, his Cabinet

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By Vinodh Pillai
| Focus Malaysia Verified
BARELY days after Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed prime minister amid intense political horse-trading and a race against the clock to see who has the numbers, Anwar now faces another challenge: choosing his Cabinet line-up.
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No more "extravagant" Cabinet salaries, appointments, says Anwar

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By Vinodh Pillai
| Focus Malaysia Verified
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is putting an end to the “extravagant” manner in which Cabinet members are paid and appointed to serve in government. Speaking after chairing a special meeting of the National Action Council on Cost of Living, Anwar said doing so can be interpreted as a political reward, which he is not in favour of. “(As a result of this), you have 70 ministers (in Cabinet as well as) special envoys and advisers,” Anwar said in a press conference this afternoon.
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