Five chosen to provide simultaneous interpretation of the debate


PETALING JAYA: Five simultaneous translators will provide viewers of The Star's webtv SwitchUp.TV and Astro Awani a United Nations-style translation of the showdown between Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and Lim Guan Eng.

The hour-long debate in Mandarin will be translated live into Bahasa Malaysia by three registered interpreters for Astro Awani (Channel 501) while two others will provide an English translation for those following the debate in this newspaper's online TV.

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