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Written by Ron B
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 Malaysia Truly Asia | Malaysia Part 1 - General Reactions "Malaysia - Truly Asia" is the slogan we had all heard as five of us boarded our Air Asia for Kuala Lumpur on Mon Nov 26. We were keen to figure out for ourselves how "true" the slogan was, and how tourism in Malaysia compares to Bali. | But before we left, we heard of riots on Sunday 25th. Of course, we were determined to go - but the aftermath that we experienced included newpaper analysis and taxi driver comments. Hindraf - an Indian action group - wanted to present a petition to the British High Commissioner - basically claiming compensation because British decisions in the past had disadvantage the Indian community. They did not succeed in delivering it. There are more BBC News pictures here . We stayed in the Chinatown" area - but the people and cafes around us were more Indian than Chinese. |  Malaysia Hindu Riots |  KL Sushi Restaurant | However, we had a great time. Here we are in a Sushi restaurant with the tempting dishes passing by on the small railway system. This one, and other restaurants we found were mostly really good. Maybe a bit more expensive than Bali, but not much. | | We went out of KL to Melaka for a couple of nights and enjoyed the different vibe here. The centre has historic reminders of the Portugese, then Dutch administrations that preceded the British. Again, the bars restaurants and shopping were good. Here we are heading up river. |  Melaka Rive Cruise | | | | | | |
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 Blacklist | EU Blacklist ContinuesThe EU balcklisted Indonesian airlines a few months back as we reported here. The government had hoped that it would be lifted before year's end. But the EU has decided - not yet. The full text below reports that the Minister for Transportation is indignant - while other reports say the Minister for Tourism is seeking help from European advisors and is saying there is nothing to be gained by getting angry with the Europeans. |
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Written by Ron B
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 GettingWarmer | Inodnesia's environment minister is reported as saying that floods in Jakarta have been caused by global warming. The apparent degree of certainty is surprisiing since it is almost impossible to distinguish between "normal" extreme climatic events and "abnormal" events as a result of climate change. However, I guess politicians have always been masters of the blame game. Read the full text of the Associated Press report below, and click on the cartoon to the left in order to read it. |
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