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...fatherly former PM Abdullah Badawi, who was forced to resign in March for leading the ruling 13-party Barisan Nasional coalition to its worst ever performance in 2008 polls. The mysterious death of an opposition political aide in July has compounded critics' concerns. In mid-July Teoh Beng Hock, 30, was found dead beneath the 14th story window of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission offfices after a late night interrogation by officers, sparking national outrage. Opposition lawmakers blame the death on the MACC and accuse the authorities of unleashing the commission against them. Veteran opposition lawmaker Lim Kit Siang...
...routine special promotions. In May Cathay Pacific sold round trips between Hong Kong and Singapore for $128even less than the $160 fare offered by Singapore-based low-cost carrier Valuair, which started flying that same month. Major airlines "have been advertising prices even lower than ours," says Lim Chin Beng, Valuair's chairman. If they "want to lose money by undercutting us, good luck to them...
...about foreigners than its own people; they also expressed doubt that Singapore's open-door policy will translate into more jobs. "The backlash comes from so-called foreign talents taking the best jobs without any obligations to maintaining the national good," says National University of Singapore sociology professor Chua Beng Huat...
...special promotions. In May, Cathay Pacific sold round-trips between Hong Kong and Singapore for $128, even less than the $160 fare offered by Singapore-based low-cost carrier Valuair, which started flying that same month. Major airlines "have been advertising prices even lower than ours," says Lim Chin Beng, Valuair's chairman. If they "want to lose money by undercutting us, good luck to them...
...glanced down the red, rutted road, before taking another deep draught of Beng Mealea's solitude. Then I wondered if its ghosts were braced for a fresh invasion...