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...poison for blowgun darts used to kill monkeys and hornbill. Outraged at seeing their way of life destroyed, the Penan have periodically blockaded roads leading into the forest in a losing effort to keep the loggers out. Says Penan headman Asik Nyelit, who has twice been arrested by Malaysian authorities for his role in the blockades: "If we just sit, we are going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Putting The Heat on Japan | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...working hard is nothing new for Lee. The son of two Asian immigrants--his father is Malaysian, and his mother is Chinese--Lee was expected to work hard and succeed in high school. Lee describes his parents' control of him as "a combination of a lot of caring and a lot of strictness...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Leaving a Mark on Desks, Council | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

Darius Pandole led the hosts in the top slot, dumping Jon Segal, 15-4, 15-12, 15-9. The Leverett House senior was stood up by the regular Tufts' number one, Rusty Hashim, who was on leave with the Malaysian National Team. Hashim took Pandole to five games last year before finally falling...

Author: By Jonathan E. Benjamin, | Title: Racquetmen Sweep Through Jumbos | 2/3/1988 | See Source »

...Edward Kennedy (D-MA): In Judge Reinhold's America there is no room for handicapped, lesbian chicano construction workers. There's no room for underprivileged Malaysian immigrants with torn rotator cuffs. There's no room for Slavs with corns on their feet. There's no room...

Author: By Mathew A. Pinsker, | Title: Here Comes the Judge, Again | 11/17/1987 | See Source »

Last-minute appeals for clemency for the two Australians, which were sent to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad by Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the human rights organiza- tion Amnesty International, proved unsuccessful. Hawke subsequently condemned the hangings as "barbaric." In response to the argument that no one has the right to take another's life, Mahathir replied, "You should tell that to the drug traffickers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malaysia: The Hangman Strikes Again | 7/21/1986 | See Source »

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