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Buddha Bar, Jakarta
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Asia's first Buddha Bar is under attack in Indonesia, caught up in an ugly row over religion and alleged corruption.
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Indonesia |
Jakarta
Topics:
Travel
Back to basics: rural tourism in India
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India's city dwellers are eager to swap their desk jobs and the stresses of metropolitan living for clean air and a more traditional way of life ...
Destinations:
India
Topics:
Travel
Cosmetic surgery in Cambodia
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PHNOM PENH, April 3, 2009 - Phorn Lisa isn't just prepared to go under the knife for a new nose -- she's willing to risk her health. "I’m very afraid, but ready for it," said the...
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Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
Topics:
People
India's night schools
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The schools, mainly owned and operated by religious organisations or community groups, operate six nights a week, typically in classrooms at state day schools, and have long relied on goodwill to survive...
Destinations:
India |
Mumbai
Topics:
People
Saving Chinglish
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"A lot of Chinglish ... carry a certain Chinese notion in them which enriches the English language and makes English more Chinese ... there is a certain Chinese flavour, a certain Chinese way of thinking."
