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Bangsar, at one time Kuala Lumpur's beer-and java-fueled social epicenter, is not quite the buzzing burb it used to be. Blame that on two upstart areas-Changkat Bukit Bintang and Jalan Doraisamy (a.k.a. Asian Heritage Row)-that have taken the Malaysian capital by storm with a combination of restored colonial architecture and hip nightlife. There's plenty of decadent local color to boot-Changkat Bukit Bintang doubles up as love-hotel central...
...Bodega: Yearning for tapas and fat Monte Cristo cigars? Then head to this relaxed venue, tel: (60-3) 2142 6368, perhaps the most chilled-out bar in the Changkat Bukit Bintang area. French windows let in a suitably sultry breeze...
Bangsar, at one time Kuala Lumpur's beer-and java-fueled social epicenter, is not quite the buzzing burb it used to be. Blame that on two upstart areas - Changkat Bukit Bintang and Jalan Doraisamy (a.k.a. Asian Heritage Row) - that have become the Malaysian capital's hottest new districts, thanks to a combination of restored colonial architecture and hip nightlife. There's plenty of decadence to boot - Changkat Bukit Bintang doubles up as love-hotel central. These days, however, signs advertising rooms by the hour are fighting for space with those touting stylish bars, clubs and cosmopolitan restaurants...
...islands scattered over 3,000 miles of ocean. Just as it lured Arab traders and Dutch colonialists in centuries past, Indonesia today entices Western and Japanese businessmen interested in a financial killing. The sight of safari-suited foreigners sitting by the pools of Jakarta's luxury hotels, drinking Bintang beer and talking about pipelines, drill sites and tax laws, is testimony to the seductive pull of Indonesia's untapped natural resources...
...tried to ignore Tito's presence, belittle it, or by indirection attack it. Peking's press and radio denounced him as a "running dog of imperialism," and headlined the claim: DRUNKENNESS IN YUGOSLAVIA RANKS SECOND IN WORLD. After Tito had left Bali, the Red-lining Indonesian newspaper Bintang Timur accused him of "carrying out a Western mission...
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