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My paper titled " South Asia: Hotbed of Islamic Terrorism ", published in the latest issue of the NBR Analysis (The National Bureau of Asian Research , Vol. 19 (4), August 2008, explores the rising menace of Islamic extremism in South Asia while discussing key terrorist groups, networks, and emerging terrorism trends throughout the region. South Asia has been confronting the challenge of Islamic e

Once you become serious about triathlon you will need to practice your swim skills and drills in open water, the list of triathlon events with a pool swim is very short and you will not be able to find an Olympic distance with a pool start. At least I haven't seen one. I decided to start swimming in the open water earlier this year, I started with my first open water swim on the 26th of April wit

Pattaya's White Sand Beach achieved sales of 14 units. White Sand Beach is currently one of the largest projects in Pattaya, with 303 high-rise waterfront condominium and 240 low-rise island lagoon condominium units covering an area of 24 acres that includes a Movenpick Hotel, along with proximity to the Ocean Marina Yacht Club, which adds to its popularity.CB Richard Ellis' sales value during the

A 12-day caravan tour across four South East Asian countries has just been launched for adventure seekers by Malaysia’s Viking Travel and Genting International Company. The trip will start in Viet Nam and then cross into Thailand, Cambodia and finished in the Genting highlands, the most popular travel destination in Malaysia. The participants will travel more than 5,000 km and have the chance

SingTel, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, has joined with Bharti Airtel, Globe Telecom Inc. and Optus of Austrailia to bring Apple's iPhone to The region. The gorup of companies today announced that they signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia later this year.The Singtel News release also mentioned that they will release more informati

We’d like to take a break from our regular posting today to bring light of the devistating news from Southeast Asia: Over 22,500 people have been killed from a cyclone that has ripped through Myanmar. After winds, floods and high tidal waves have passed through the country, 22,500 have been found dead, 40,000 are missing, [...]

This article describes some of the better dive sites in South East Asia. As a scuba diver, you will probably know that scuba diving in South East Asia has always been very popular because of its vast species of marine life and rich diversity of colorful corals. As a matter of fact, there are many world class dive sites in this region and with its excellent underwater visibility, South East Asia is indeed a scuba diver's haven. So, here are some of the top dive sites in South East Asia many of which I have dived in several times. We shall start with Indonesia and of course, the island of Bali cannot be left out. Perhaps the most dived site in Bali is the Liberty wreck. The wreck was a US army logistic ship sunk by Japanese submarine torpedoes during the last world war. Liberty wreck lies in

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The Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds is one of the largest groups of life-science researchers within the UK, and offers superb facilities and a high quality research training environment for all areas including agriculture, animal and plant sciences, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioinformatics, ecology and evolution, genetics, immunology, microbiology, neurosciences

In the entire world, one of the most known ancient artifacts is the magnificent temples of Angkor Wat located in Cambodia in Siem Reap. This temple complex build over 4 centuries spans more than 40 sq kilometers. The Angkor Wat complex is a very green & lush visually stunning area, surrounded by small rice fields and mostly undisturbed natural scrub forests. Angkor Wat itself is the main attraction. It is as you would expect one of the first World Heritage Sites. The physical size has the ability to take your breath away the first time that you get up close to it, with its 5 lotus like towers, and the large moat which is one kilometer on each side, and 100 meters across, is hard to get your head around. Getting to the top is quite a feat, but getting down is even trickier, they have on

Project DevelopersSPARKLocation: South East Europe & outside South East EuropeLast Date: May 4, 2008Email: vacancy@spark-online.orgVACANCYPROJECT DEVELOPERS– PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION –SPARK is a growing, young, dynamic not-for-profit development organisation with 50 staff members in the Netherlands and Southeast Europe. SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship, so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict society into prosperity. SPARK is achieving this goal by by helping young entrepreneurs to start-up their own business by means of business plan competitions, skills training and advice. We also help universities to reform their programmes in line with the Bologna Action Lines and organise large scale summer universiti

I used to be human once. So I'm told. I don't remember it myself, but people who knew me when I was small say I walked on two feet just like a human being... Indra Sinha "started writing what he thought was going to be ...

The Short Answer is: Not Much. Every year the President, the Governor, and the Mayor have a State of the….address.  Mayor Coleman’s State of the City speech last night, as it always has, garnered much attention locally.  From neighborhood cameras to bike trails, to a plan to actually pay for a streetcar, a “Town Square” for [...]

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it will be upgrading the capacity of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (Sea-Me-We) 4 submarine cable system that connects numerous countries from Singapore to France. With completion scheduled in 2009, this multi-million dollar second upgrade project will further double the existing trunk capacity of the system, going beyond the original design capacity, enabling Sea-Me-We 4 to support the increased broadband traffic requirements along the route.Owned and operated by 16 carriers, Sea-Me-We 4 spans nearly 20,000 km linking 14 countries from France to Singapore via Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia with 16 landing

This article describes some of the better dive sites in South East Asia. As a scuba diver, you will probably know that scuba diving in South East Asia has always been very popular because of its vast species of marine life and rich diversity of colorful corals. As a matter of fact, there are many world class dive sites in this region and with its excellent underwater visibility, South East Asia is indeed a scuba diver's haven. So, here are some of the top dive sites in South East Asia many of which I have dived in several times. We shall start with Indonesia and of course, the island of Bali cannot be left out. Perhaps the most dived site in Bali is the Liberty wreck. The wreck was a US army logistic ship sunk by Japanese submarine torpedoes during the last world war. Liberty wreck lies in

Electronic Literature and Language in South East Asia (ELLSA), which was initiated by John Morgan and Jeffrey Taschner to cater to the needs of teachers and students in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, provides online and downloadable lesson plans for teaching and learning English through American literature. Features: • Two levels of lessons: American Literary Classics (The Ladder Series) and Tales of Mood and Mystery • Uniform format for all lessons, each containing a biography of the author, a synopsis, pre-story exercises, in-story exercises, language exercises and follow-up exercises • Download pages containing PDF and Word versions of online study materials • Detailed self-study guides and teacher's notes Site URL:

Sign of global warming?I've read that we're supposed to get lots and lots of droughts, to the point that we're all clamoring for limited resources, and then oil peaks and the economy crashes. Then all governments collapse and widespread riots ensue.And then we get superpowers.But seriously, could the current droughts be connected with worse ones on the horizon?

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Well folks, Al Jazeera’s People & Power program recently take a shot at answering the above perplexing question. One of their guest personalities was none other than our very own Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. I have provided the videos (come in two parts) down below and you folks should go and view it. Part I Part II One of my top online past times is to read letters submitted by common Malaysians to MalaysiaKini and I can see that everyone basically knows what democracy should provide for any democratic countries. The ideas are there but maybe nobody is listening at the top and you should know who that is. :-) One thing I do know for sure that there is no chance that a true democracy can be established here if you folks continue to give Barisan Nasional the mandate to rule this blessed

Vietnam is a culturally diversified nation with 54 ethnic groups with multiple customs and traditions. Although Vietnamese culture was strongly influenced by traditional Chinese civilization, the struggle for political independence from China developed a strong sense of national identity in the Vietnamese people. Nearly 100 years of French rule introduced important European elements into the culture of the country, but the Vietnamese still attach great importance to the family and continue to observe rites honoring their ancestors, indicating the persistence of tradition.The first flourishing of Vietnamese art occurred with the emergence of the Dongson culture on the coast of Annam and Tonkin. The inspiration for the magnificent bronzes produced by the artists of Dongson originated from China: the decorative motifs have clear affinities with earlier Chinese bronzes. At the same time, the exceptional skill of production and decoration argues that these pieces represent among the first a

A new landmark will soon ascend in Vancouver’s highly anticipated new neighbourhood of South East False Creek, as Polygon introduces Foundry, an exclusive collect ion of concrete apartment residences and city homes that’s creating quite a buzz. “A vibrant new neighbourhood, peaceful inlet views, surrounding parklands, lucury finishes… these are just a few of the reasons why Foundry is so appealing to our purchasers,” said Foundry Sales Manager Dori Gatensbury. Our home buyers recognize that Foundry South East False Creek provides the opportunity to be one of the first purchasers in this exciting new neighbourhood.”The South East False Creek neighbourhood is posed to come alive. Selected as the site for the Olympic Village, this sustainable waterfront community will be home to a vibrant mix of new shops, schools, a community centre, and other neighbourhood amenities. It’s also well-connected to the rest of the city with pedestrian cyclist paths, a waterfront seawall,

The Ramada Resort Karon Beach, Phuket tops the list of Best Family Resorts in South East Asia by Agoda Company The Ramada Resort Karon Beach – Phuket’s only unique family resort destination recently landed on the No. 1 spot among Best Family Resorts in South East Asia by Agoda Company, an online travel and discount hotel bookings website. This list of 'Best Family Resorts in South East Asia' highlighted hotels that specifically cater for children and family. The company says there has been a consistent growth in the number of bookings made for family-style accommodation since 2004, with the quantity of bookings having quadrupled in the last 3 years. This is complemented by an increase in the number of hotels that specialize in children's facilities and activities including kids clubs and baby sitting services. Known for its unique children themed rooms, extensive kids club and wide range of family and children services, Ramada Karon Beach Resort, Phuket became the instant p

To be honest, I was a bit hesitant to write a story on this subject earlier since it is based only on hearsay but in the end I made the decision to proceed since it would benefit not only the Malaysian Malay women (wanita Melayu) but also to every other women in the world!Last Sunday, I received a call from a friend saying that he have a few friends that was eager to meet me in person. I said okay but to tell you the truth, I was a bit perplexed by my friend’s insistence to meet on that particular day. Who did he have along with him? Special Branch agents from Bukit Aman (Peace Hill)? Would I be blown to bits like poor Altantuya?So I went up and met him as promised. It turned out that his friends were just some ordinary Malaysians, just like you and me. They do have something that most of us do not have. They have numerous working experiences in mobile phone retail shops and outlets. They knew that I’m blogging on women and they would like to share something that they knew long tim

Ah yes… It is time for me to dish out another Malaysian urban legend. Frankly speaking, I stumbled upon this Malaysian folklore by accident. I first heard about it from some of my friends living in Johor, a small Malaysian state located at the southernmost tip of Peninsular Malaysia.My Johorean friends told me last year that there is an island located somewhere near Johor that can give visitor pleasures beyond compare, better than what Phuket Island or Haadyai can normally give to their sex hungry visitors. I asked them what that island was but they just smile and said Karipap Island. Now, don’t get me wrong. I didn’t ask them because I’m interested in going there. I asked them simply because I have never heard of it before. I was only curious. I did ask them back whether the island they meant was Singapore but they said no. So, it is not Singapore. What could it be then? What the hell is this Karipap Island that most Johoreans were talking about?I looked high and low in the in

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There are two Telecom Providers in Thailand. TOT Corporation (formerly, the Telephone Organization of Thailand) to serve a Domestic voice communications and CAT Corporation (formerly, the Communication Authority of Thailand) serves an International voice communications and Data communications. TOT and CAT are both operators and regulators. They give concessions based on the BTO scheme to winning bidders on selected services. The concessions could be of the same kind due to overlapping roles and authority. QoS of VoIP in Thailand. No QoS enforced both in terms of latency and accessibility. TOT VoIP domestic service claims to have delay comparable to that of mobile phones. CAT VoIP international service still faces problems about accessibility and latency. Future Directions (Thailand) The establishment of the National Telecommunications Committee (NTC) as an independent regulatory body. The Telecommunications Act is in the approval process from the Parliament. Long-ter

Author: Christine Macguire Vietnam is a culturally diversified nation with 54 ethnic groups with multiple customs and traditions. Although Vietnamese culture was strongly influenced by traditional Chinese civilization, the struggle for political independence from China developed a strong sense of national identity in the Vietnamese people. Nearly 100 years of French rule introduced important European elements into the culture of the country, but the Vietnamese still attach great importance to the family and continue to observe rites honoring their ancestors, indicating the persistence of tradition. The first flourishing of Vietnamese art occurred with the emergence of the Dongson culture on the coast of Annam and Tonkin. The inspiration for the magnificent bronzes produced by the artists of Dongson originated from China: the decorative motifs have clear affinities with earlier Chinese bronzes. At the same time, the exceptional skill of productio

Which countries in South East Asia have really free elections?See map hereThe report says: "But across the region, at least according to Freedom House, an American think-tank, only Indonesia can be reckoned to be truly “free”."

東南角樓The Ming dynasty South East Corner Watchtower (Dongnan Jiaolou) is a massive, stone fortification not far from Beijing Train Station.Attached to the tower is a 100m long section of the original inner city walls which run into the restored Ming City Wall and park running to the west.Inside the fort's impressive red, wooden interior is the Red Gate Gallery (Tel: 6525 1005), which exhibits contemporary Chinese art. The gallery was founded in 1991 by Australian Brian Wallace.The South East Corner Watchtower was stormed by western forces during the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) and soldier's graffiti can still be seen carved into the stone walls.Access:Dongnan Jiaolou9am-5pmAdmission feeTel: 8512 1554Jianguomen or Chongwenmen Subway Stations on the Circle Line. Walk south for about 15 minutes under the railway bridge from Jianguomen Station or walk east for about 15-20 minutes along the Ming City Wall from Chongwenmen Station (Exit B).Hotels in BeijingBooks on China and BeijingT

  EXIT Festival (Serbia) invite you to join the biggest music and cultural event in South East Europe and unite with like minded party people from around the world in homage to music, life, freedom and friendship.  Set within the walls of the 17th Century Petrovaradin Fortress, Exit provides the magical location for a 4-day extravaganza [...]

(Singapore, September 20, 2006) - Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) today announced that its critically acclaimed Disney’s Toontown Online, hailed as the first downloadable massively multiplayer (MMP) 3D online game for kids and families, will be available to kids and families in South East Asia in early 2007. Through a marketing and distribution services deal with Philippines-based company Digital Media Exchange, Disney's Toontown Online will be distributed in The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam in early 2007. The game will offer all of the same characters and unique game functionality as the popular U.S. version. Read more!