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Modernity casts spell over magic tattoos in Cambodia

It's much harder to get a magic tattoo in Cambodia than it used to be, laments Chey Cham.


Byan Leong, the world's youngest kick boxing champion

He is only six years old but he has made a remarkable achievement. He shines in the international arena and causes the world to marvel at Malaysia!


A Toast To Bollywood

We all love Bollywood. Okay, maybe it’s just me and the one billion plus Indians (also count other South Asians whose staple are Hindi films).


The night the Wall came down

November 9, 1989. The day the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. For many people our generation, wherever they were, a joyful party was celebrated last night. Many people might ask what a wall lying thousands of miles away has to do with us.


Sesame Street celebrates 40 years

The legendary educational puppet program "Sesame Street," home of Big Bird and Elmo, celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday as the longest running children's show on US television.


The inspirations we get from China and Indonesia

Kuala Lumpur has recently welcomed two honourable guests - Chinese President Hu Jintao and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. China and Indonesia were lagging behind before their reforms and they were even worse than Malaysia. There are something we should learn from them.


Learning to be independent

Even though she was born with Down syndrome, she has her own ideas. Having gone through 12 comfortable years being served like a "princess" by the maid at home, she determined to offer herself the chance by walking out of the house to stay connected with the beautiful world outside.


Obama leads memorial at Texas army base

FORT HOOD, Nov 10 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama led a poignant memorial service Tuesday for victims of the Fort Hood army base attack, saying "no faith" could justify the "murderous and craven" shootings.


Movie Money

If you have S$200,000 (US$142,000) to spare, you could buy yourself a piece of the Hollywood dream.

Singapore-based Indonesian businessman Eddy Syahputra, 35, has done that. The owne r of two skincare product companies invested over US$200,000 with a Los Angeles-based film-maker who is making a biopic of convicted Wall Street trader Bernie Madoff.


China's Hu in Malaysia ahead of APEC summit

China's President Hu Jintao arrived in Malaysia Tuesday for his first round of regional diplomacy ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in neighbouring Singapore.