Monday, December 12th, 2005

North Korea: The unseen nation

Notably, nothing special with this photo, it’s just a pristine and serene village, that’s about it.

But what if I tell you that this is part of the mysterious unseen North Korea?

BBC UK hosts a string of pictures, contributed by a western businessman who has had the rare chance to travel throughout North Korea.

Gerakan calls to repeal ISA

It’s pretty interesting to note that only The Star reported the call by Gerakan Party to amend Internal Security Act (ISA).

For the time being, the press/media might have taken this as a smaller issue compared to the issue at large, which is to press for the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi [...]

A caring boss and a maid

You know sometimes when you read too much of women or maid abuse cases, it’s rather comforting to learn the fact that we Malaysian is not that bad afterall.

A maid who wakes up later than the lady boss, received up to two hours of rest after lunch, free after work, watching TV during evening, being [...]

Lee Kuan Yew: The Man Who Saw It All

TIME’s Michael Elliott, Zoher Abdoolcarim and Simon Elegant spoke to Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on everything from China’s rise to radical Islam, from American values to Singapore’s first family and the uses of faith.

However, he seldom talks about Singapore’s nearest neighbour Malaysia. It’s only when he was asked about a banned documentary file [...]