· May, 2008

Stories about Malaysia from May, 2008

Malaysia loses to Singapore on island dispute

  24 May 2008

The International Court of Justice has ruled in favor of Singapore in its 29-year dispute with Malaysia over a tiny uninhabited island. Blogger saif2020 comments: “So, Singapore gets the prize while Malaysia the crumbs.”

Vesak Day in Malaysia and Thailand

  24 May 2008

Vesak Day is the most holy time in the Buddhist Calendar. saengthai writes about Vesak Day activities in Thailand and Dhamma Delights blogs about Vesak Day in Malaysia

Southeast Asia: Coping with the rice and food crisis

  21 May 2008

Food prices continue to rise in the world market. Southeast Asian governments are now re-examining their food and agricultural policies in order to prevent consumer panic and social unrest. Bloggers are discussing the food crisis and its impact in the region.

Earthquake in Malaysia and Indonesia

  20 May 2008

An earthquake was felt in Indonesia and Malaysia yesterday. nicster^ rants v.3 wrote: “Barely a couple of hours ago, I suddenly felt nauseous. At first, I thought that it was just a reaction from the bad tummy I’ve had all afternoon.” Read also some Twitter posts about the tremor in...

Malaysia: Military torture camp?

  16 May 2008

Susan Loone's blog asks if there is a military torture camp in Malaysia following the release of a two minute video clip which showed military commandos being tortured by their superiors.