Cinema round up June 6-12 and a bit more and other stories

Cinema round up June 6-12 and a bit more
Japan	Don Brown of Ryuganji.net gave last week's pick Blood: The Last Vampire a drubbing in Hong Kong magazine BC. This weekend another product of East-West cinematic collaboration opens in Hiroshima and it looks like it will not fair much better. I Come with the Rain stars Josh Hartnett, Kimutaku of SMAP...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com
Flight Control iPhone Game
Japan	By far my favourite game on the iPhone is Flight Control so when i saw that New Airfields had arrived i couldn’t download it quick enough. I often wondered why there was a need for a 5 digit number in the score, considering I’ve only ever reached 100 on 3 occasions and currently have a h...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ neilduckett.com
British Woman Could Face Laos Death Penalty by Firing Squad for Drug Trafficking
Laos	Updated 6/5/2009: UK officials ‘to visit Laos jail.’ British consular officials in Laos are hoping to visit a pregnant Briton in prison later after she was jailed for life for drug smuggling. The UK has signed a prisoner exchange agreement with Laos, and a court spokesman in the south ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com
Noi Sengsourigna’s visit to Lao Language School
Laos	Video clips of Noi Sengsourigna during her visit to a Lao Language School in the US recently. She spoke about her work and her passion to preserve Lao traditional culture and music. She established Sengsourigna Children’s Music Center in Vientiane, a non-profit organization to preserve and promote L...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Exhibition opening Friday, June 5:
Cambodia	Family Ties Paintings by Ouer Sokuntevy 6 - 9pm Friday, June 5 Java Café & Gallery This new work by Sokuntevy reveal’s the artist’s desires and longing for family life as she struggles with her identity as a young Cambodian woman in the 21st century. Upcoming events: Grandfather and...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ jinja.apsara.org
Most evil companies in the world
Cambodia	Contribute your own nomination ofthe most evil companies in the world here. The list so far (not in order of evilness):1. De Beers, whose founder Cecil Rhodes believed:“We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is av...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ cambodiacalling.blogspot.com
Mahathir' s racial history rebuked in Red blog
Malaysia	Dr. Mahathir's racial views on the history of the struggle for Malaya' s independence has been given serious rebuttals in the blog set up and operated by CPM veteran Mat Amin bin Awang Chik @ Pak Tuah (pix).Red blog offers more views on M' sian history ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Let’s just shoot them
Malaysia	The things that some Malaysian doctors can do to protect their interest never fail to amaze me. In trying to dissuade a patient from seeking treatment abroad, a doctor may go to the extend of commenting on the supposedly high financial cost, the patient's age and vulnerability, and uncertainties. I...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
Korean ??
South Korea	(Read more ...)...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com
Going to Gyongju
South Korea	This weekend I'm taking a trip to Gyeongju to take in some new sites. I'm leaving directly after work today and I won't be back until Sunday evening. Gyeongju is a small city in Southern Korea about 4 hours by car from Seoul (sure is nice to know people with cars...). It's a rather special city beca...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
Busy Street
South Korea	Though you're so busy with work, should keep the memory of your feelings and thoughts. ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Plain Clothes Cops Try To Curb Traffic
Vietnam	Can policemen in plain clothes more effectively pull over transport vehicles or stop people in violation of traffic laws?Circular 27 of the Ministry of Public Security states that traffic policemen can wear plain clothes to supervise traffic and punish traffic violators.Having plain-clothes policeme...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
Facebook Killed the Car
Vietnam	In P.J. O’Rourke’s humorous opinion: Facebook destroyed “cruising the burger stand.” You could have two Corvettes and drive them both at the same time and not look as cool as you could make yourself look on Facebook. Corvettes come with a lot of accessories, but not Photoshop...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
New York Magazine Bends Space/Time Continuum to Steal AsiaLife Cover!
Vietnam	(Be sure to turn of the podcast in the sidebar before playing the video)In a bizarre turn of events, rather than someone in Vietnam stealing a creative idea from another country, it's just been discovered that New York Magazine has completely and totally swiped a cover from AsiaLife Magazine, right ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ wildwildeastdailies.blogspot.com
Traffic Enforement in Davao
Philippines	Here in Davao you have different agencies to enforce the laws. There is the PNP, Philippine National Police, then there is the Davao City Police. There is also part of the military Task Force Davao. For traffic there is LTO, Land Traffic Office and the TMC, Traffic Management Center. LTO has a lot o...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
David Carradine Dead in Bangkok
Thailand	Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. More information please visit ThailandQA.com>>> digg_skin = 'icon'; digg_window = 'new'; digg_url = 'http://www.thaiphotoblogs.com/index.php?blog=5&title=dav...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Sky Hole
China	You have to admire the Liuzhou citizenry and their admirable dedication to the subtle art of falling down holes.Leave CommentRelated Entries:An Open Book - Slight UpdateCarnageMemories Are Made Of ThisBright SparksLife JourneyCheese BluesWrong NumberSwine Flu StarsShut Up!Putting Your Foot In It...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ liuzhou.blog-city.com
Gettin back to basics
Japan	Ya, know something, I am an asshole. A bastard or maybe even a mutha fucker. I sometimes go out of my way to get you to think so. I don't really care which nomenclaure you lable me with just so long as it disassociates me from the regular run of the mill hoi polloi (yes, I realize a redundancy has r...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thenyd.blogspot.com
Study Year Targets & Goals
Japan	I realise now that if I don’t set myself some goals that I must accomplish before I go, I’m likely to not make 100% use of the time I get in Japan this coming year. So I thought I should post it on here, that way you guys can help me in a few ways; you [...] Related posts:2nd Year Japa...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ japanisdoomed.com
Kaikyo Yume Tower
Japan	Kaikyo Yume Tower, 153 metres in height, is located in the port of Shimonoseki as part of a complex including convention and exhibition areas.Finished 1n 1996 and designed by NTT Power & Buildings, fast elevators whisk you up to the observation platform inside the towers sphere at 143 metres.The tow...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
Macau Appreciation 101
Thailand	The closest place to China and their culture I’ve ever come across is probably Yaowarat in Bangkok. Especially during Chinese New Year when Bangkok was turned into a mini mainland China. Hong Kong really doesn’t count, considering the amount of farangs and culture inhabiting the place. ...more info>>> Discovered on 05/06/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ gnarlykitty.org