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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 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...
...will trickle down the warriors' bodies and flood the soil in red, reflecting a red radiance across the sky at dawn and dusk, the East and West calling on warriors to declare jihad." Also noteworthy is the paucity of references to the liberation of the south. Farish Noor, a Malaysian expert on Islam who recently spent several weeks in the region, says "the language used is the same with international jihad. It looks like the manuscript has been transplanted into [southern] society. In fact, it looks like they don't care about autonomy...
...easy looking for them because they are in and out [of Thailand]," said Thaksin. While the two governments have beefed up joint security efforts along the 500-km border, Kuala Lumpur has yet to locate a single person on Bangkok's most-wanted list. "I wish [the Malaysians] could arrest the key people?that would be very helpful," said Thaksin. For their part, Malaysian officials say they are closely monitoring the border to track down suspected militants. "There's no question that we are doing everything in our power to catch these guys," says a top official in Kuala Lumpur...
...doesn't relate to anybody on those terms. Would ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) be the collaborator? Australia would have to go through a cultural and strategic metamorphosis to be comfortable with ASEAN as its primary frame of reference. We'd have to start watching Malaysian TV programs and teaching Asian languages in the schools...
...understand how I feel. They think I am just sitting in here doing nothing." NUR MALENA HASSAN, on perceived indifference to her attempt to reclaim a world record by living with more than 6,000 scorpions in a glass box for 36 days. The 27-year-old Malaysian has been bitten twice...