‘People in rural areas happier’


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians living in rural areas are happier than those living in the cities, according to a study conducted by the Malaysian Urban Rural National Indicators Network on Sustainable Development (MURNInets).

The study, conducted last year, found that 72 out of the 101 local authorities involved in the survey had scored the happy level.

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