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Top doubles pair Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik are one of the promising stars in the current Badminton Association Malaysia set-up. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/ The Star.

MALAYSIA a powerhouse in badminton in two years?

At any other time, this statement by Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria would have been laughed off, with cynicism and some harsh criticism.

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