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March 6, 2009

Travelcase

China Says Tibet Open to Tourists BEIJING ~ China says Tibet had not been closed to foreign tourists as tensions – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Ordinarily Not

No Booze, Less Food at China Banquets BEIJING ~ China will no longer wine and dine visiting heads of state – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Police Make Drug Arrests at Singapore Zoo

SINGAPORE ~ Singapore’s zoo has cancelled a popular show for tourists after 10 of its Malaysian workers were arrested on – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Opposition Accuses Malaysia’s Election Body of Bias

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia’s senior opposition leader said a decision to hold three separate votes on one day showed the – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Malaysia’s Controversial Bakun Hydro Project Ready in 2011

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia’s controversial Bakun hydroelectricity project will be completed in 2011, four years later than originally planned, the – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Academics Call for Thai Monarchy Law Reform

BANGKOK ~ A group of academics launched a campaign this week to reform tough laws protecting Thailand’s widely revered monarchy, – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Bomb Blasts Injure Six in Southern Philippines

COTABATO ~ Six people were wounded in two separate bomb attacks that struck the southern Philippine city of Cotabato within – Read More...
March 6, 2009

French, US Men Held in Cambodia for Child Abuse

PHNOM PENH ~ A French man and a US national have been arrested in Cambodia for allegedly sexually abusing children, – Read More...
March 6, 2009

The Warrior and His Path

By Paulo Coelho For The Bali Times Every year I dedicate at least one of my columns to Carlos Castañeda, – Read More...
March 6, 2009

To Win Hearts and Minds, Get Back in the Game

By Richard G. Lugar When people the world over want to learn French, they typically go to the local Alliance – Read More...