Ramos-Horta shoots down Amnesty International
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East Timor |
Following on from earlier, this is from a press release today:
In response to a Press Release issued by Amnesty International (AI) on 8th March, in which it is claimed that President Jose Ramos-Horta now supports calls for an International Tribunal for the crimes committed between 1975 and 1999, the...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/10/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ whatismatt.com |
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Maybe: The Travis Diaries XIV
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Vietnam |
"Maybe I wasn't in love with her. Maybe I was in love with the idea of her." - Travis© David.E.Carlson@gmail.com
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Discovered on 3/10/2010 6:01:00 AM
Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com |
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It’s a blessing when we can work
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Malaysia |
I wrote what I did yesterday to share with my friends and supporters why I’ve been trying to get the best possible healthcare. Awhile back, I wrote that the cost of every surgery is the least of my concern. As long as I am physically capable, the money can be earned. Although we have to [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/10/2010 4:01:00 AM
Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com |
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Courting a Filipina
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Philippines |
One of the readers here asked about me writing an article about courting a Filipina. This has given me some thought about how to write this article.
In America and I would expect in most Western countries meeting and courting is similar. First, there are many ways someone meets the opposite sex with...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/10/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ americanindavao.com |
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Mongol Rally 2010: Help Support our Neighbors
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China |
10,000 miles. 13 countries. All in a 1-liter car.
That is the challenge my two friends Lauren and Mike, authors of the blog Abandon the Cube, will be facing this year as they embark on this crazy rally, but their goal isn't necessarily to finish the race. It's for the sake of chari...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/10/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ farwestchina.com |
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Sunday on the town
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South Korea |
On Sunday I set out with the intent to get some fresh air and exercise on a walk down the Cheonggyechong, but as usual, it turned out to be much more than just a walk along a stream. Here is what followed.After walking for about 5 minutes we started to hear the sounds of distant drum beats, and by t...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/9/2010 8:01:00 PM
Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com |
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Drug Use in Thailand Increases Alarmingly
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Thailand |
The Thai government over the past few years have been so focussed on first the yellow shirts and then the red shirts that hardly anyone has noticed the rampant increase of drug use in Thailand. It is almost getting to epidemic proportions as nothing much is being done to bring it under control. Th...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/9/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/ |
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Congratulation on 15 th anniversary of IKMAS
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Malaysia |
UKM' s Institute of Malaysia & International Studies ( IKMAS ) is going to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its inauguration on 26 March. As a guest of some of IKMAS' scholarly seminars, allow me to extend my most sincere congratulation to the management and staff. Takniah !...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/9/2010 12:01:00 PM
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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It's Friday!!! Time to hit Sid's!
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Malaysia |
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Discovered on 3/9/2010 12:01:00 PM
Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com |
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PM Meets HM The King
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Thailand |
His Majesty the King receives a briefing yesterday on the situation in the country from the prime minister. Abhisit Vejjajiva was granted a private meeting with His Majesty on the 14th floor of the Chalermphrakiat building, Siriraj Hospital. (ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU)
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Discovered on 3/9/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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JI terrorist Dulmatin possibly killed
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East Timor |
Indonesian news outlets are running stories speculating that Dulmatin, a member of regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah, has been killed in Pamulang, South Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia. Dulmatin was one of the mastermind's behind the Bali bombing in 2002. He has been an international fu...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/9/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ whatismatt.com |
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Top 5 Reasons Xinjiang Internet Won't Soon Be Restored
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China |
On Monday it was reported by China Daily that that "Xinjiang [is] soon to be back online". This optimistic statement was made by Nur Bekri, chairman of the Xinjiang government and the highest ranking Uyghur official. As much as I want to believe what he says and although I desperately ho...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/9/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ farwestchina.com |
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The biggest shimenawa in the world
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Japan |
The biggest shimenawa in Japan, and therefore the world, is located up in Izumo at the great shrine of Izumo Taisha.It adorns the Kagura den, located next door to the shrine proper.It's more than 13 meters in length and weighs somewhere between 5 and 8 tons.A new one is constructed every 3 years.
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Discovered on 3/9/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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I finally know why
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Malaysia |
We still have a cabinet with some of Aunt Ivy’s belongings at home. Aunt Ivy was my dad’s younger sister. One day last year, I searched through the cabinet and found a medical appointments card with Dr. Ng Wai Keong’s name. I recognized his name. Dr. Ng is a Neurosurgeon who sees patients at Sunway ...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 8:01:00 PM
Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com |
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Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol
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Thailand |
Escorted and guarded by Thai commandoes, Maj. Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol (center), alias Seh Daeng, a supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is brought to criminal court Monday, March 8, 2010, in Bangkok. Khattiya and seven associates were arrested on Saturday on charges of illegal po...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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Star Fucks
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China |
Coffee and comfort?Leave CommentRelated Entries:Lantern LunacyRandom Picture No. 36 - StaringRandom Picture No. 35 - HandleFiery FebruaryRandom Picture No. 34 - PinkNo FireworksRandom Picture No. 33 - SignRandom Picture No. 32 - BoatmanRandom Picture No. 31 - ParkRandom Picture No. 30 - Drag...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ liuzhou.blog-city.com |
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On My Meds Again In München: The Little Things XIV - Nothing Much Happened (XX) In München Today
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Vietnam |
02.06.10 - 9:12am - Better start the day out with exercise. It's cold outside. After a few weeks of near springlike weather the lion of winter came back in and reaffirmed his dominance. "You're not getting off this easy", he said to the displaced American via Vietnam who had almost made it through h...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 2:01:00 PM
Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com |
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New Place Reviewed
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Japan |
Molly's Med-Cafe"so so" saru - Sat Mar 2010i know this place just opened, and i realize that they are still trying to work out any kinks. however, i feel as though i should say a few things. first off the ambiance is nice, and i like the concept of the ope...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 10:01:00 AM
Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com |
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Bad Air Quality in Thailand
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Thailand |
It is probably not a good idea to venture outside at the moment if you are living in some areas of Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lumpoon, Maehongson, Nan, Phayao and Chiang Mai due to the bad air quality. You should also consider wearing face masks in Chachoengsao, Nonthaburi, Samut Pra...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/ |
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Yunnan's Yuanyang Rice Terraces
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Thailand |
In Yunnan, a Hani grandmother smiles at us from her doorway.High on the mountain, our bus stops to top up its radiator.Misty light at dawn on the flooded terraces.The mist filled the valley for much of the morning.And it was difficult to stop taking photos.It only needed figures in the landscape to ...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ thaigirl2004.blogspot.com |
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Tourist Visa Fees Increased
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Philippines |
For anyone who has been here in the Philippines for a while and still on a tourist visa you know about how the fees at Bureau of Immigration are always changing. When I first moved here, if you waited for your visa extension to be processed, you were charged a 500-peso “Express Line Fee.” This [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ americanindavao.com |
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Two Xinjiang Men Charged with Murder by Stoning
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China |
In the wake of numerous trials and death sentences related to the July riots it would be easy to dismiss recent news of two herdsmen who were sentenced to 8 and 10 years imprisonment last week. They were charged with murder by stoning and yet this case will receive very little media interest. Thei...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ farwestchina.com |
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Hungry Koi
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Japan |
Koi is the Japanese name for Carp. They were introduced from China about 500 years ago primarily as a food source.Around 1820 they began to breed them for color variations and there are now dozens of distinct varieties.A few years back our river flooded and when the waters receded some koi were left...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/8/2010 12:01:00 AM
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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Insightful reports on Southeast Asian Islamism
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Malaysia |
The Foreign Affairs (Nov/Dec 2009) article The Forgotten Front by US GOP Senator Christopher S. Bond and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lewis M. Simon does offer some very insightful perspectives and also useful observations on Islamist terrorism and insurgency in Southeast Asia. The more detaile...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 8:01:00 PM
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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The Exhibition, Torn From Home: My Life as a Refugee
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Laos |
I finally had a chance to visit the exhibition, Torn From Home: My Life as a Refugee yesterday with my sisters. The first part of this video is about my family, and the photos of the people that we knew at Nong Kai Refugee camp, some went to Canada, France and the United States. Then [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 6:01:00 PM
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Bird Singing Contest in Yala 2010
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Thailand |
Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages during in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 7, 2010. About 6,000 birds took part in the competition. (Reuters)
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Discovered on 3/7/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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playgrounds of the world
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Japan |
As it's International Playground Month for the third time in five years, let's take a quiet moment to pay tribute to some of the world's finest grounds of play enjoyed by the little people of this big planet....Boston, USALots of colour; excellent safety mats; and a funny looking plastic man with po...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ anenglishmaninosaka.blogspot.com |
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SCAD Kittens Part 2
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Thailand |
After checking the website everyday for the updates on them I’m glad to have found this after two long tiring days in Chanthaburi.
The photos of the babies as well as the mother are up on the SCAD website
The mother has been named Chaiya (we kept calling her the phoo-ying because she was alway...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ gnarlykitty.org |
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a random encounter
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Malaysia |
Me: Hello.
Him: Hi I’m Ah Ron.
Me: Har?
Him: Ah Ron. Ahhhhh Ron.
Me: How do you spell your name ar?
Him: A-A-R-O-N.
Me: Oh Ayyy-ren is it…
Him: Yah.. Aaaa Ronnn.
Later when I told Sotong about it, she commented, “Damn fail lah. Even Chinese ahbeng must know who Aaron Kwok is, and A...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 12:01:00 PM
Discovered @ suanie.net |
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The seven bridges of Daiwa.
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Japan |
Daiwa Town is a collection of villages along the middle reaches of the Gonokawa River. With the recent spate of consolidations it is now considered part of Misato-cho.It's a pretty area, and other than a couple of onsens there are no tourist attractions. We go up there sometimes to visit a potter fr...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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Honoring the Women Who Feed Us
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Thailand |
Sokheng is 16. She grew up in Prey Veng province but left home to work in a bread factory, cooking meals for 20 or 30 sweaty, hungry young men who make the little baguettes sold everywhere on Phnom Penh’s streets. She tends the charcoal fires in a dark nook beside the blazing ovens that inspi...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/7/2010 8:01:00 AM
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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Potted Kaffir Lime Tree
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Laos |
I’m very fortunate to have kaffir lime leaves all year round. In the summer it is outside in my garden, and winter, it sits in my dining room.
The hourglass-shaped kaffir lime leaves are used in Lao and Thai cuisine for dishes such as Red or Massaman Curry, Haw Moke Gai, Larp (Nom Tok or Spicy [......more info>>>
Discovered on 3/6/2010 6:01:00 PM
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Bitexco Tower, Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam |
My passing interest in construction and development continues; I have been snapping the Bitexco Tower being built over the last months, and it is nearing completion. August 10th 2009August 29th 2009September 19th 2009November 14th 2009March 5th 2010Two fellow Saigon Raiders are working on this proje...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/6/2010 2:01:00 PM
Discovered @ itsthefinalword.blogspot.com/ |
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A lesson from the past teaching me the importance of saving my hand
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Malaysia |
Waiting for friends to arrive in the photography studio yesterday, I walked around like how a ballerina should. Imagining my ballet school principal Ms. Lee Lee Lan sitting at the front, I smiled at her before pushing one foot forward with pointed toes.
This was a basic exercise that has become a c...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/6/2010 12:01:00 PM
Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com |
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Southern Cross Opening Night Photos
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Japan |
Great pictures by Flo from last night's Southern Cross opening party (plus a few dark blurry ones from me).
The fun continues tonight and tomorrow. More details here.
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Discovered on 3/6/2010 10:01:00 AM
Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com |
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My Way: The Travis Diaries XIII
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Vietnam |
"The minute I stopped trying to do things her way, things got a lot easier" - TravisFor more in the Travis Diaries, check here:Sex: The Travis Diaries II'm a man, DAMMIT: The Travis Diaries IILove: The Travis Diaries IIITiger: The Travis Diaries IVAmbivelence: The Travis Diaries VAdvertising People ...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/6/2010 6:01:00 AM
Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com |
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Living Next Door to Mrs. Danker
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Malaysia |
She was a nice elderly Eurasian woman who lived behind us. The first thing that struck you about her was her black hair permed into a ball, and her glasses that made her eyes look unnaturally large. She lived alone, save for the Indian gardener cum handyman who came once a week, and the Hokkien [......more info>>>
Discovered on 3/5/2010 8:01:00 PM
Discovered @ simontalks.com |
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Angelica – an Interesting Little Girl (revised)
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Philippines |
About a week ago, I needed something welded. With all my contacts, a welder was not on my list. A friend was visiting and when I mentioned my need, he informed me of a welder in his neighborhood. I followed him home and we stopped at this neighbor around the corner from his house.
The man [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/5/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ americanindavao.com |
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Jumma Monks Protest in Bangkok
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Thailand |
A traffic policeman walks past a group of Bangladeshi Jumma Buddhist student monks and novices during a rally outside the United Nations building in Bangkok March 5, 2010. The monks urged the Bangladesh military and Bengali Muslim settlers to stop attacks on the Jumma indigenous people in Chittago...more info>>>
Discovered on 3/5/2010 4:01:00 PM
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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Review: Spring Garden KLCC
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Malaysia |
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Discovered on 3/5/2010 12:01:00 PM
Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com |
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