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Malaysian government faces criticism after rally chaos

July 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sean Yoong THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities sought Sunday to deflect criticism that the government was suppressing dissent after making mass arrests and unleashing tear gas against at least 20,000 demonstrators who marched for electoral reforms.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Amnesty International, Anwar Ibrahim, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, Human Rights Watch, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, National Front, Prime Minister Najib Razak, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22

Editorial: Kim and Locke, good signs of things to come

June 23, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

According to the grapevine, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will be confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to China during the week of July 4. He is the first Chinese American to be appointed to such a post. And he will soon have some company. According to an inside source speaking to Yonhap News Agency, this […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Commerce Gary Locke, Foreign Service Officer, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles District Attorney, North Korean, South Korea, Sung Kim, Tokyo, United States, Vol 30 No 26 | June 25 - July 1, White House, Yonhap News Agency, gary locke

Rabbits being threatened as ‘their’ year begins

February 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — Many Asians believe the Year of the Rabbit will bring good luck to those born under that zodiac sign, but conservationists warn that the furry creatures

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Andrew Smith, Ashley Fruno, Asia, Associated Press, Bunny Delight, China, Chinese, Finding Nemo, Gong Li, IUCN, Kuala Lumpur, Lunar New Year, PETA, Piyalak Sariya, Thailand, Vol 30 No 6 | February 5 - February 11

Malaysian girl, 14, has controversial wedding in public

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in public in Malaysia’s

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Aid Organization, Islamic Shariah, Ivy Josiah, Jamil Khir Baharom, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, OK, Siti Maryam Mahmod, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17

Thousands of Asians rally for jobs and more pay on May Day

May 6, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers thronged the streets of Asian cities Saturday in annual May Day marches, demanding job creation and minimum wage hikes.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Bayu Ajie, Boy Rafli Amar, Chan Yuen-han, GST, HK, Hong Kong, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Kuala Lumpur, Leung Yiu-chung, Mari Yamaguchi, Matthew Cheung, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Sakuji Daikoku, Vol 29 No 19 | May 8 - May 14, Yoyogi Park, japan

Editorial: The 30th anniversary of U.S.–China relations is also a time for all Asian Americans to celebrate

October 1, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“I’m guessing that by the end of the year that the U.S.- China relationship is going to be sailing higher and will be more positive as a relationship than at any other time in the 30 years of our formal diplomatic relationship,” Jon Huntsman said. Huntsman is the new U.S. ambassador to China. “That’s just my hunch.”

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Beijing, China, Jon Huntsman, Kuala Lumpur, National Day, North Korea, President Obama, Seattle, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Tokyo, United States, Vol 28 No 41 | October 3-October 9, japan

Malaysia racial ties fragile 40 years after riots

May 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The last time Hung Poh Lee walked unassisted was 40 years ago, before a bullet fired in the heat of Malaysia’s worst race riots and sliced through her spine and shattered her future.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Denison Jayasooria, Ethnic Chinese, Ethnic Studies, Hung Poh Lee, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, National University, Southeast Asian

Become a spice master at home

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Smell is one of life’s most evocative senses. A whiff of cologne takes me back to a dim-lit street where I walked hand-in-hand with my high school sweetheart; the assault of trassi (Indonesian shrimp paste) on my nostrils recalls the days in my mother’s kitchen as she pounded this pungent paste with chilies and garlic in her weathered stone mortar.

Filed Under: Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, Christina Arokiasamy, Clarkson Potter, India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pat Tanumihardja, Seattle, Southeast Asian-inspired, Spice Merchant, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

Malaysian award for Bollywood star upsets locals

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian state has defended its decision to give an honorary title to an Indian movie star, news reports said Oct. 12.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Fatimah Tahir, Kuala Lumpur, Lim Kit Siang, Mohamad Khalil Yaakob, New Sunday Times, Shah Rukh Khan, attention, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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