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Malaysia cracks down on social media hiking trend after jump in numbers needing rescue

Malaysia cracks down on social media hiking trend after jump in numbers needing rescueWorldPing

Officials are banning some ‘compressed hikes’ which involve walkers tackling demanding routes in short timeframes Malaysia’s government is tightening hiking rules nationwide after a social media trend left increasing numbers of adventurers needing to…

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