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Double standard

Dec 16, Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said police will take action against Sungai Siput member of parliament Dr D. Jeyakumar for allegedly using children in Cycling for Change" campaign, organised by Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas or Oppressed People Network in Rawang.

He said Dr Jeyakumar would be taken action under Seksyen 32 of the Act [...]

Taiwan, Truly Asia

As part of the job requirement, I’ve been traveling quite a fair bit around the Asia Pacific region for quite some times, which brought me to this controversial Taiwan on numerous occasions.

Now, I’m back in Taiwan for the third time and the good thing is, this time, I’m on vacation! It’s my excessive love towards [...]

Mumbai: Asia’s largest slum Dharavi

[UPDATED VERSION WITH PHOTOS] Last Sunday, I did a tour Dharavi, Asia’s largest slump. The tour was organized by Reality Tours and Travel, a unique tour and travel agency that specializes in guided tours of Dharavi.

Dharavi main road

Before that, let me provide a brief introduction of Reality Tours and Travel. Set up by an [...]

VMY 2007: What really matters?

Another havoc, courtesy of Malaysia Tourism Board.

As much as I don’t expect it to go this far, this has gone beyond my expectation when Jakarta-based Malaysian blogger Unspun was caught by surprise when a Malaysia Tourism Board’s based in Jakarta contacted him, leaving him in a lurch questioning the intention of the official calling him [...]

Tengku Adnan: Bloggers are liars!

[UPDATED VERSION] March 8, it’s International Women’s Day, an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world.

On the similar day itself, called this plain insensitive or mere coincidence, Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor condemned bloggers as liars and was quoted as saying that 80% of bloggers are unemployed women.

(SOURCE: Sin Chew Daily, 8 [...]

Malaysia in Taipei

I was so delighted when I saw this.

It’s located right at the main entrance of Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, in which the wall shown in the clip above might be dismantled soon and the place to be renamed "Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall", hence creating "war of the walls" when the Taipei City Government exerts claim [...]

VMY 2007: Hello, Tengku Adnan?

The fact is that, blogosphere does exist in Malaysia to become the "eyes-and-ears" for the authority in concern, providing "free" feedback which if given swift response or immediate attention, indirectly enhance reputation or at least contribute to positive outlook.

Let me give you an example. Early this month, I picked up an entry from Jakarta-based-Malaysia [...]

Good news #1: Jetstar

Good news #1.

Starting from September 9, budget carrier JetStar, which is owned by Australian flag-carrier Qantas Airways, will start direct flights between Sydney-Kuala Lumpur, making it the second foreign budget airline to fly to Malaysia, after the Filipino carrier Cebu Pacific Airways commenced operations in December.

(SOURCE: Jetstar)

Jetstar started long-haul international flights in November 2006, [...]

AirAsia: 1,000,000 free seats

In 2005, low-cost carrier AirAsia offered 2,000,000 zero fare seats.

This year, in conjunction with VMY 2007, another 1,000,000 seats for free, a few days after the announcement of Air Asia X.

(SOURCE: AirAsia)

As 2007 is the Visit Malaysia Year, this time, I opted for domestic destination.

To my fellow readers and friends across Asian countries, welcome [...]

Air Asia X

To Tony Fernandes, X doesn’t stand for Xpress but Xtra long.

(SOURCE: BBC, 5 January 2007)

"We are proud in being able to continue to lead and revolutionize aviation industry in Asia, just as we did with AirAsia," [...]

"Ultimately the launch of AirAsia X will bring independence to the long haul low cost traveler by [...]

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