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...Even more threatening than bombs or guns are those who might wield them. Malaysian security officials in Kuala Lumpur say five armed Thai Muslim militants were arrested at the city's central train station on March 9. Perhaps in an indication of the sensitivity of the arrests, Malaysian police spokesmen denied they had taken place. But TIME confirmed the incident with two Malaysian intelligence officials familiar with the case. Details of the arrest and what, if anything, the group had planned remained sketchy. But the intelligence sources say the Thais' presence in Kuala Lumpur, which has so far been spared...
...Fuji once in his life is a fool; he who climbs it twice is also a fool," so a Japanese saying goes. But in fact it's not as difficult as the proverb would have you believe. If arriving from Tokyo or Osaka, begin your ascent at Fujinomiya 5th station?a convenient trailhead?and bank on a five-hour trek to the top. Rest huts along the way sell noodles and will rent you a lumpy futon for a quick nap. There are also vending machines selling beer, hot tea and?you guessed it?Fuji Film disposable cameras...
...Fuji once in his life is a fool; he who climbs it twice is also a fool," so a Japanese saying goes. But in fact it's not as difficult as the proverb would have you believe. If arriving from Tokyo or Osaka, begin your ascent at Fujinomiya 5th station - a convenient trailhead - and bank on a five-hour trek to the top. Rest huts along the way sell noodles and will rent you a lumpy futon for a quick nap. There are also vending machines selling beer, hot tea and - you guessed it - Fuji Film disposable cameras. Yushan, Taiwan...
DIED. MARY ELIZABETH CRONKITE, 89, wife of former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, known as Betsy; of complications from cancer; in New York City. As employees of radio station KCMO in Kansas City, Mo., the pair met on Betsy's third day at work when they stood near each other to read advertising copy on the air. The couple would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this month...
When MTV launched a station in Africa last month, it was something of a homecoming. At least that's the way Bill Roedy, president of MTV Networks International, likes to think of it. Most music, Roedy points out, can trace its roots to Africa, so it's only right that one of music's biggest global brands is finally tapping the motherland. MTV Base, as the African channel is known, is the company's 43rd regional station and, says Roedy, a potential launchpad for African musicians to go global. Not all local artists feel the station's early playlist matches...