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15 December, 2006

MALAYSIA - Government signals crackdown on bloggers

“Reporters Without Borders voiced alarm that Malaysia could introduce repressive legislation on the Internet after Science and Technology Minister, Kong Cho Ha, said the government planned new rules to block its malicious use and prevent bloggers posting news jeopardising social harmony.
CHINA - Open Season: Foreign Banks Eye China

A good look into China’s opening of its banking sector.
CHINA - The sex industry is everywhere but nowhere

What’s the fastest-growing industry in China? ….anecdotal evidence is the best one can do for a field such as this, but a bet could be placed on the sex industry. Yes, prostitution.”
XINHUA - Elizabeth Hurley hot bikini pictures

A photo spread presented by China’s state news agency and credited to chinadaily.com.cn. Although clearly scanned from a lad mag.

by myrick @ 12:33 pm. Filed under Uncategorized

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michael Says:
December 19th, 2006 at 2:57 am
Dude! Are the Asia Blog Awards dead for good or will they be revived someday?
rastamad Says:
December 24th, 2006 at 11:37 am
yeah, whatever happened to the polling for the Best Asia Group Blog category and the rest of the categories in the Asia Blog Awards?

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