Articles by Terya Sarrucco
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 …
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“, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …