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...skinny 25-year-old munching on a Big Mac in a Kuala Lumpur suburb doesn't realize it, but he represents salvation for Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Once a member of the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO), Kamaruddin defected to the opposition Islamic Party of Malaysia as a result of Mahathir's treatment of his charismatic deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, three years ago. Joining what appeared to be a rising tide of public sentiment, Kamaruddin and his friends attended numerous street demonstrations and political meetings in support of the Islamic Party, known by its Malay acronym...
...Khalid Al-Midhar, an alleged hijacker of American Flight 77, was filmed by the CIA at a January 2000 meeting of suspected terrorists in Kuala Lumpur--an event also attended by a man linked to the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, believed to be a bin Laden attack...
With only 30 years until the wells dry up and the refineries are empty, Dubai is pushing Asian tourism hard. There are frequent direct flights from Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Bombay and New Delhi. Luxury hotels are a growth industry (see Hot Deals). And since March, immigration officials have been issuing 30-day visas on arrival to visitors from South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. The drive is working: the number of Asian tourists rose from 230,000 in 1990 to 570,00 in 1999. As Dubai is discovering, there's more than...
...once part of the Soviet Union or Thailand, where corruption at the airport is endemic, the U.S. is a model of tightness. But compared with the top airports in Europe and Asia, the U.S. continues to lag. In India, only ticketed passengers can enter the terminal. Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur put international bags through a rigorous screening process. And in Europe, upstart budget carrier Ryanair bans most carry-on luggage...
...soon as he landed, Manser was arrested and deported. Media coverage was spotty. While awaiting deportation in a Kuala Lumpur prison, his jailers were amused to see that Manser spent his time playing with the knitted lamb. A serious campaign for the rights and livelihoods of the Penan had descended into farce...