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Eastern Access. Travel between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur just got more convenient. Starting Dec. 1, Tiger Airways will beef up its schedule to five daily flights between the cities; the first flight departs Singapore at 6:10 a.m., and the last flight returns from Kuala Lumpur...
Whether it's a five-star holiday in Kuala Lumpur or a backpacking trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains, traveling à deux is the quickest way to get to know somebody. There's no room for pretense after she's heard you screech over a sand snake, and politesse quickly falls to the wayside after one of you gets hit with Montezuma's revenge on a romantic getaway. Traveling together can be a dealbreaker or a dealmaker...
...muslim holiday of Hari Raya, the final days of Ramadan, is usually a joyous time in Malaysia. The offices of Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers empty as Malaysians travel to their home villages to celebrate with family and friends. But this year is different. As Ahmad Mustapha, a 48-year-old banker, boarded a bus in Kuala Lumpur with his wife and two children to visit his parents, all he could think about was what might happen to him and to his country when he returned to work. After Wall Street's U.S. stock swoon on Sept. 29 and Washington...
...with reporting by Neel Chowdhury / Singapore; Simon Elegant, Austin Ramzy and Jessie Jiang / Beijing; Robert Horn / Bangkok; Baradan Kuppusamy / Kuala Lumpur; Coco Masters, Yuki Oda and Michiko Toyama / Tokyo; Madhur Singh / New Delhi; Jason Tedjasukmana / Jakarta and Jyoti Thottam / Hong Kong
...Anwar can't afford to get too comfortable in his post-win glow. He still has plenty of political hurdles to clear after he is sworn into parliament this week - chiefly, his upcoming trial, which opens on Sept. 10 in Kuala Lumpur. The government told parliament earlier this month that prosecutors have a strong case and promised a fair trial. Anwar has countered, saying with corruption and collusion at historical highs, a fair trial will be impossible and has requested the government drop the Attorney General's case. As Welsh warns: "The political heat [will] cool off during Ramadan next...