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The history of the two Korea’s I
Friday, 13 Mar, 2009 – 22:03 | No Comment
The history of the two Korea’s I

It could hardly have escaped anyone’s attention that North Korea is planning to launch a rocket. Some countries suspect the rocket might carry a missile, rather than the announced satellite. But the story goes deeper …

Attempt to smuggle beer into Brunei fails
Friday, 13 Mar, 2009 – 8:38 | No Comment
Attempt to smuggle beer into Brunei fails

Selling alcohol is strictly forbidden in Brunei. So is consuming it in public and taking it with you into the country, unless you’re a foreigner. Wikipedia describes the Bruneian government as an “Islamic Absolute Monarchy“, …

Unemployment in China continues to grow
Friday, 20 Feb, 2009 – 0:43 | No Comment
Unemployment in China continues to grow

With 1.3 billion people, China has the biggest population of any country in the world. It’s economy has been growing at an astounding average rate of 9% per year since 1978.
China is widely regarded as …

Sepak takraw
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 0:08 | No Comment
Sepak takraw

Sepaktakraw… Is it an endangered species? The sound that a tropical animal makes? Or maybe a little child’s first attempt to master a keyboard?
None of these, although they will probably sound quite plausible for most …

Blowfish – a deadly delicacy
Monday, 2 Feb, 2009 – 20:40 | No Comment
Blowfish – a deadly delicacy

You might already have recognized the puffy little fella on the right. If not from the nervous little character in Finding Nemo, then perhaps from the latest news that seven people in Northern Japan got …

Burglar held captive by ghost
Sunday, 1 Feb, 2009 – 1:10 | No Comment
Burglar held captive by ghost

When a couple in the capital of Malaysia came home after a nice holiday, they are startled to find an exhausted and dehydrated burglar in their house. And yet, they weren’t the ones with the …

Classical music treatment for Indian prisoners
Friday, 30 Jan, 2009 – 3:18 | No Comment
Classical music treatment for Indian prisoners

In the area of Bihar, the justice system is getting desparate. It is India’s 3rd largest state by population and a staggering 58% of that population is below 25 years of age. Combine that with …

China’s war against online porn
Saturday, 24 Jan, 2009 – 1:01 | No Comment
China’s war against online porn

In the latest attack on porn, approximately 1,250 websites have been shut down. Now that the Beijing Olypics are over, China sees no more reason to sustain the slightly less stringent control they usually exercise …

Happy Chinese New Year!
Friday, 23 Jan, 2009 – 1:50 | No Comment
Happy Chinese New Year!

Every year around this time, there will be a true exodus from big cities. It is the time of the year when Chinese people go back to their hometown to celebrate and start the New …

Red packets
Monday, 19 Jan, 2009 – 0:39 | One Comment
Red packets

Chinese New Year is accompanied by many customs and traditions. Giving away red packets is one of them.
A red packet or envelope, also known as Ang Pow, Lai Shi or Hóng Bāo, usually contains money …

Unique sculptures in Singaporean museum
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 20:29 | No Comment
Unique sculptures in Singaporean museum

You now have the chance to travel back 1400 years and see some of the most beautiful sculptures from the peak time of Chinese Buddhist art.

The sculptures were discovered in 1996, when construction …

School uniforms too sexy
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 1:02 | 2 Comments

It still amazes me what kind of issues are sometimes labeled as ‘news’ in Malaysia… As reported by The Star Newspaper
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian group condemned the uniform worn by girls at government schools, saying …

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