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Not Only Cheap Electronics: The Chinese Are Manufacturing High Net-Worth Individuals

April Rudin | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Capgemini, Private Wealth Management, Wealth, Affluence, Hong Kong, Alternative-Investments, Banks, Kuala Lumpur, Private Banking, Asian Markets, Asia, High-Net-Worth-Individuals, China, Business News
April Rudin

Hong Kong and China, in general, have established themselves as global manufacturing capitals by inexpensively producing a variety of electronics, clo...

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Women's Sexuality and Men's Fear

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: War Between the Sexes, Gop, Women, Muslim Culture, Muslim Women, War on Women, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Contraception, Republicans, Feminism, Mother Teresa, Sexuality, Gender Wars, Women News
BJ Gallagher

Years ago, Mother Teresa was invited to attend an anti-war rally. She declined, reportedly saying something to the effect that: "Anti-war protestors a...

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PHOTOS: The World's 11 Coolest Train Stations

BootsnAll | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: India, Bootsnall, Turkey, Australia, France, Patagonia, Innsbruck, Train Travel, Malaysia, Argentina, Mumbai, Spain, Travel, Tibet, Melbourne, Strasbourg, Madrid, Istanbul, Austria, Train Station, Trains, Antwerp, Japan, Kuala Lumpur, Belgium, Slidepollajax, Travel News
BootsnAll

No matter how many improvements are made to transportation methods, there's something undeniably appealing about old-school train travel.

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Malaysian Gay Activists Challenge 'Sexual Independence' Festival Ban

AP | By SEAN YOONG | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Gay Arts, Gay Rights, Gay Cinema, LGBT Rights, Muslims, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Gay Films, Sexual Independence Festival, Gay Voices News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Activists launched a rare legal case Tuesday aimed at fostering gay rights in Malaysia by challenging a police ban on an ant...

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Malaysia Seizes Hundreds Of Elephant Tusks, Steps Up Ivory Inspections

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Malaysia Elephant Tusks, Video, Elephant Tusks Seized, Ivory-Trade, Illegal Ivory Trade, Elephant Tusks Port Klang Harbor, African Elephant Tusks, African Elephants, Kuala Lumpur, Animals, Azis Yacub, Port Klang Harbor, Green News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian authorities have seized hundreds of African elephant tusks worth 4 million ringgit ($1.3 million) that were being ...

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Sail Away On The Sun Princess Cruise Ship

The Huffington Post | Sandy Mitchell | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Cruise Ship Guides, Video, Cruises, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Princess Cruises, Europe, Themed Guides, Travel News

The Sun Princess is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all the prep wor...

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Don't Fall For This Travel Scam!

Amy Chavez | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Women, Asia Travel, Kuala Lumpur, Travel, Bali, Gambling, Solo Travel, Travel Tips, Indonesia, Scam, Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Travel Scams, Asia, Travel News
Amy Chavez

There once was a millionaire from Brunei...

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Somali Pirates Face Death Penalty In Malaysia

AP | JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Somali Pirates Charged, Capital Punishment, Malaysia, Sea Bandits, Kuala Lumpur, Pirates, Somali Pirates, Gulf of Aden, Death Penalty, Somali Pirates Malaysia, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian prosecutors filed charges carrying the death penalty Friday against seven suspected Somali pirates accused of...

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Malaysia Valentine's Day Crackdown Targets 'Immoral' Acts Like Casual Sex

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Valentine, Malaysia Valentine's Day Crackdown, Morality, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Valentine's Day, Immoral Acts, World News

Malaysian lovebirds, take note: as part of nationwide campaign to encourage a sin-free lifestyle, the government is planning a crackdown on "immoral a...

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PHOTOS: Painful Hindi Festival Kicks Off

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Batu Caves Temple, Singapore, Najib Razak, Batu Caves, Malaysia, Slidepollajax, Kuala Lumpur, India, Hindu Goddess Pavarthi, Thaipusam Festival, Thaipusam, World News

Thousands of Hindus in both Malaysia and Singapore subjected themselves to painful rituals such as piercing themselves with hooks, skewers and small l...

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Gorgeous Pictures of Malaysia's Christmas Preparations

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Christian Holiday, Christmas Light Displays, Light Displays, Malaysia, Holidays, Slidepollajax, Christmas, Kuala Lumpur, Christianity, Religious Faith, New Year, World News

With a mere 9.1 percent of its population adhering to a Christian-based faith, Malaysia may not seem the most likely place to be getting into the holi...

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Malaysia Considers Introducing Sex Ed To Combat 'Baby-Dumping'

Yahoo! News | – | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sex Education Classes, Sex Education, Malaysian Sex Education, Malaysia, Baby Dumping, Sex Ed, Kuala Lumpur, World News

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- Malaysia said Friday it is considering introducing sex education in schools across the Muslim-majority nation as part of a campa...

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Malaysia Prince Takes Over Throne Amid Bitter Feud

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malaysia Royalty, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry, Malaysia Monarchy, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, Malaysia Prince, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Royals, Tengku Ismail Petra, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A prince took over a northern Malaysian state's throne Monday, allegedly against his bedridden father's wishes in a bit...

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Malaysia's Bridge is Falling Down

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, Umno, Human Rights, World News
Thor Halvorssen

The modern splendor of Kuala Lumpur help disguise one of the world's most insidious authoritarian governments. Sadly, this country's appalling human rights record remains buried

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CIA Sought Ahmad Hikmat Shakir, Alleged 'Gay Terrorist,' To Penetrate Al-Qaida

New York Observer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terrorists, Terrorism, Homosexual, Homeland Security, Ahmad Hikmat Shakir, 9/11, Fbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Gay, New York City, September 11, Spy, Cia, Al-Qaida, Espionage, Informant, Shakir El Iraqi, Mohammed Atta, World News

... A new story about the run-up to 9/11 has emerged--a previously undisclosed, covert C.I.A. effort to recruit a spy to penetrate Al Qaeda a year and...

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3 Muslim Women Caned For Extramarital Sex In Malaysia

AP | JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women Caned, Malaysia Islam, Sharia Law, Malaysia, Muslims, Kuala Lumpur, Islamic Law, Sharia Law Courts, Malaysia Muslims, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Authorities in Malaysia caned three Muslim women for having extramarital sex, making them the first women in the countr...

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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Opposition, Faces Fresh Sodomy Charges

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Najib Razak, Gani Patail, Malaysia Islam, Malaysia Opposition, Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysia, Saiful Bukhari Azlan, Anwar Ibrahim, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sodomy, Malaysia Muslims, Anwar Ibrahim Sodomy, World News

Today Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, a little more than a decade after he was arrested, beaten and jailed on sodomy charges, walked into a...

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Choy Khin Ming Faces Trial For Seducing Another Mans Wife Because Of "Archaic" Malaysian Law

AP | JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kuala Lumpur, Ryan Chong, Daphe Iking, Choy Khin Ming, Seduction, Malaysia, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian man is facing trial for allegedly seducing another man's wife – a charge under a rarely used law that...

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Getting to Saudi Arabia

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aonc, Travel, Trip Report, Chris Guillebeau, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Monster Trip 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Monster Trip, Style News
Chris Guillebeau

During the day in Saudi Arabia I worked out in the fitness center and went to shopping malls. That's pretty much all that a non-Muslim, Western visitor can do in Riyadh, so that's what I did.

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Malaysian Prince Sues Estranged Wife, Mother-In-Law For $30M Over Rape Allegations

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Indonesia, Malaysian Prince, Malaysian Prince Rapes Wife, Malaysia, Manohara Odelia Pinot, Kuala Lumpur, Daisy Fajarina, Malaysian Prince Defamation Lawsuit, Asia, Tengku Temenggong Tengku Mohammad Fakhry, Malaysia King Complain to His Indonesian Wife, Royal Family in Malaysia, World News

A Malaysian prince is seeking $30 million in damages from his estranged wife and mother-in-law over accusations that he raped and tortured his wife. A...

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Malaysia Bans Conversion Of Children Without Both Parents' Consent

Times of India | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Hinduism, Malaysia Islam, South Asia, Malaysia Hindu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Child Conversion, Asia, Malaysia Child Conversion, Malaysia Muslims, Religion, World News

KUALA LUMPUR: In an attempt to ease interfaith conflicts that have strained race relations, Malaysia on Thursday banned the conversion of children wit...

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Singapore: Man Jailed For Throwing Wife Out Window

Times Of India | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kuala Lumpur, Jail, Manslaughter, Singapore, Asia, Singapore Court, World News

An Australian executive who threw his Thai wife out of their fourth-floor window after an altercation, was jailed for 25 months today by a Singapore c...

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Malaysia's New Trafficking Law Leads To First Conviction Over Prostitution Case

Ndtv.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Punitha Raja, Prostitution, Malaysia Prostitution, Malaysia Trafficking, Sex Trade, Malaysia, Sex Trafficking, Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Prostitution, Southeast Asia Sex Trade, World News

An Indian woman has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur for forcing her 33-year-old compatriot into prostitutio...

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Irene Fernandez: The Best or Worst of Malaysia?

Suzette Standring | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty, Rape, Abuse, Detention Camps, Migrant Workers, Kuala Lumpur, Criminal Justice, Immigration, Death, Irene Fernandez, Nobel Prize, Human Rights, Freedom of Expression, Malaysia, Illegal Immigrants, Right Livelihood Award, Poor, Suzette Standring, Torture, Politics News
Suzette Standring

It is a textbook case of laws being used to crush critics of governmental operations. Malaysia may be 9,296 miles from the US, but authorities seeking to silence protest is universal.

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