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...there is another Macau, one the high rollers never visit, that sounds plaintive rather than prosperous. Take a taxi from the dancing fountains in front of the Wynn Macau hotel to the working-class neighborhood of Hac Sa Wan, where you can meet Ng Iat-keong, one of the many poor Macanese for whom the casino boom has been a bust. Ng, 45, is a construction worker who helped build some of Macau's hotel-casinos, including the biggest of them all, Las Vegas Sands' giant Venetian. Yet the money sloshing around in their plush suites hasn't found...
...fare. The succulent duck confit is one of the bistro's most popular dishes, as is a steaming pot of juicy mussels. The atmosphere is laid-back; expats and tai tais alike can order wholesale-priced wines straight from the rack. Just as popular is Restaurant Ember at 500 Keong Saik Road, an eager-to-please newcomer in Chinatown that is both affordable and satisfying. Its cream of mushroom soup is topped with a white froth of truffle oil, and the shelled escargots are slathered with butter and served on thick toast. Reservations are a necessity for weekends; call...
...former terrorists who are now seemingly respectable world leaders. Whether these people should be brought to justice or warmly embraced, the label of terrorist should be applied to them. No religion in the world should advocate the killing of innocent people to further religious or political objectives. NEOH CHOO KEONG Alor Star, Malaysia...
...uncomfortable with recent developments, but we still have faith in our judicial institutions and the electoral process. The silence of the people should not necessarily be interpreted as fear or lack of interest. We are capable of voting out any government that is unjust and draconian. NEIL KHOR JIN KEONG Kuala Lumpur...
...markets of Asia were, in my view, the result of a carefully calculated plot by bloodthirsty speculators. They prove Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's accusation that the outside world, particularly the West, was trying to destroy Malaysia's economy. With Asia battered, I wonder who's next? CHEE KEONG WOON Petaling Jaya, Malaysia...