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Olivia Parker
Dec 13, 2018

Exclusive: WPP's 'deathtrap' Malaysia campus

After shattering windows, vermin infestations and lifts that would get stuck or plummet without warning, a terrifying blackout was the final straw that forced WPP to clear its new Petaling Jaya campus, Campaign Asia-Pacific has learned.

WPP's new office building in Empire City, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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