Word: malays
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...Because Abdullah and Endon, the daughter of a Japanese woman and a Malay civil servant, were so close, and because the Prime Minister openly acknowledged his wife as his savviest political adviser and most trusted confidante, Malaysians are fretting over how her death might affect his leadership. For months, as Endon's condition deteriorated, political speculation in the capital Kuala Lumpur has centered on whether Abdullah has the resolve to go it alone, or if the loss of his wife might lead him to resign...
...problem is not, of course, isolated to p.n.g. Developing countries across the globe are suffering from the rich nations' fascination with their exotic ways of life. From Nigerian terracotta busts and Malay skulls to Iraqi statues and Afghan coins, an enthusiastic trade has developed in selling off the icons of exotic cultures to grace the living rooms and galleries of Europe, America and Asia. "Trafficking in cultural property has become not only a lucrative business for certain traders, but also an extremely tempting source of additional income for populations living in poverty, above all in the country of origin...
...trying to tutor Johnny in the ways of the rich and British. Wormwood, the third narrator, writing years after Johnny's death, reveals all?about the murder of a British mine operator on the trip, about Kunichika's sinister connections to the Japanese troops then poised to invade the Malay peninsula, and about Johnny's growing anguish over his reluctant bride. In Wormwood's literate and lively account, Johnny is a likable, slightly pathetic figure battered by the forces of British colonialism, Japanese militarism and, finally, his own greed...
...first Westerners to face Malaysia's gallows under the 1983 Dangerous Drugs Act, which mandates death for possessing more than 15 g of heroin. They join 52 other drug traffickers on death row. Since 1975, when Malaysia passed its first law imposing the death penalty to combat dadah, the Malay word for drugs, 31 people have been hanged. Government officials say there are 80,000 known heroin addicts in the country, although the actual figure is thought to be much higher...
...main restaurant, Ikan Ikan, is housed in a recreation of a limas, or traditional Malay home, and serves fresh seafood alongside Mediterranean pastas, bouillabaisse and linguine. Serai (meaning lemongrass) is the hotel's other dining option and works rather better, with a repertoire of Indian, Chinese and Malay dishes. If you overindulge, the spa offers body wraps, steam rooms and herbal baths. The urut melayu?a traditional Malay massage?is a specialty, as is the Earthlight Ritual, which features a ginger scrub and a massage with heated jade, obsidian and other stones. Not quite as soothing?but not bad considering...