Its Malaysian partner, Sime Darby, was able to find suitable properties for hypermarkets.

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From a a palm oil plantation run by a Malaysian company, Sime Darby, the Today programme's Evan Davis looked into whether these lands deals are a route into better life, or a signing away of the nation's wealth.

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