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How Far Will Malaysians Go To Make Najib Pay For The Price Of Kangkung?

From current news to traditional folk songs, everything is undergoing an extreme Kangkung makeover, thanks to a little statement by PM Najib. While we're impressed by the creativity of Malaysians, how far will Malaysians go to prove a point to the government?

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Kangkung has taken over our social media news feeds after PM Najib asked the rakyat to be grateful for the government for lowering the price of Kangkung. After all the frustrations with price hikes, Malaysians were unforgiving.

In a span of 3 days, approximately 7 new Facebook fan pages featuring Kangkung have popped up on Facebook

Approximately 7 new Facebook fan pages featuring Kangkung have popped up on Facebook

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The most popular 'Kangkung' Facebook page received over 13,000 page likes

In a span of 3 days, a 'Kangkung' Facebook page has been set up and has received over 13,000 page likes

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Malaysians have "officially" declared 13 January as 'World Kangkung Day' on Facebook

Malaysians have "officially" declared 13 January as World Kangkung Day on Facebook

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Najib's infamous Kangkung statement has been auto-tuned and remixed into a song titled 'Kangkung Remix featuring Najib'

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Burger Kangkung is now a real thing (and apparently it doesn't taste half bad)

Burger Kangkung at Smahies Burger

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Burger Kangkung

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Kangkung has been made into movie parodies

"ok lah admin nak keluar gi tgk wayang filem terbaru!! kangkung gangster best gile... dah nak start da kul 3.20.. byee!!"

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Kangkung parody of movies

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"Blockbuster Movie 2014. Coming soon to your nearby kangkung farm. EAT.SURVIVE. Because even Kingkong is looking for KangKung"

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Even current local news have been given a Kangkung facelift

'Sultan Melaka' Raja Noor Jan Shah was reported to have been arrested by the police on 15 Jan 2014. Within ours, a Kangkung parody has emerged.

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Brands like HTC has jumped on the Kangkung bandwagon

Brands like HTC has jumped on the Kangkung bandwagon

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To prove a point, someone actually fed their baby with Kangkung

Someone actually fed their baby with Kangkung

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We've not heard 'pantun' in a long time, but now it has made a comeback into our lives, but with lots of Kangkung

Lenggang kangkung mencari Rosmah,
Sambil bersyukur kangkung murah
Harga naik, takde Bajet beli rumah,
Tapi takpe, setahunya kangkung ku jamah

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Pantun "Kangkung"

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Although this Kangkung business might only be a fad, entrepreneurs have already started selling Kangkung T-shirts

Although this Kangkung business might only be a fad, entrepreneurs have already started selling Kangkung T-shirts

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That's not all, they are even teaming up with grocery stalls to give away free bundles of Kangkung

That's not all, they are even teaming up with grocery stalls to give away free bundles of Kangkung

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Unsure of how Najib is feeling about this, CitraTV decided to create a video of Najib and Rosmah dancing to a Kangkung song

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We carrot believe the creativity of Malaysians who were able to come up with so many ideas in such a short thyme. How long dill we decide to give Najib a break?

"Lain yang diminta, Kangkung jua yang dicapati... kikiki"

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