Natural haven
ANY island, isolated by the expanse of sea, would have its legends but Langkawi, an archipelago of 99 islands, seems to be saturated. There are all these quirky tales associated with Langkawi and my guess is they are the result of imaginative and bored islanders.
Connect with Taiwan's culture through its night markets
Taipei, capital of what its government calls the Republic of China and what mainland China calls the province of Taiwan, is a city of markets but its many night markets are a defining characteristic.
Gok Wan's holiday heaven and hell
The fashion stylist Gok Wan explains why he's in no hurry to stay in a tree house again.
Gracious Grexit
Norman Lamont famously sang in the bathtub after sterling was ejected from the European Exchange-rate Mechanism in 1992. As well he might have - liberated from the shackles of an artificially inflated exchange rate, the UK economy quickly pulled itself out of the doldrums and embarked on a long period of expansion, for which Mr Lamont's successors were only too happy to take the credit.
China rises over the Pacific: Kent
Catapult assisted takeoff from the heaving deck of an aircraft carrier is not for the faint hearted.
Migrante sounds alarm against illegal deportation of OFW trade union leader from South Korea
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The global alliance of overseas Filipinos and families Migrante International expressed strong condemnation against what it said was the South Korean government’s illegal deportation, political harassment and manhandling of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and union leader Michel Catuira last April 30. Catuira is the current president of the Seoul-Gyeonggi ...
Can Singapore serve as economic model for NKorea?
Less than two weeks after being punished with new U.N. sanctions, North Korea has sent its ceremonial head of state and two top economic officials to Singapore and Indonesia on a trip that appears aimed at drumming up...
Where's bachelor party? On foreign shores, say desi boys
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Who doesn't want some fun before entering wedlock? Traditional pre-wedding sangeet and mehndi celebrations notwithstanding, young Indian bridegrooms, inspired by movies like "Hangover" and "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", are heading to international destinations with their gang of boys for that last fling.