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http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/raja-bomoh-wanted-police-religious-department-malaysia-dpm Raja bomoh rituals while hilarious to educated city dwellers actually is good in a way as it shows Malaysia is still a moderate Muslim country despite extremist elements trying to make it more...

The whole world reeled in shock when a US reporter James Forly was beheaded by Islamic state terrorist. But this was not unprecedented. Pictures of decapitated heads place in spikes in Syria,Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East has sent horrors across the world. The Japanese too practised...

http://m.todayonline.com/voices/hosting-tobacco-forum-contradicts-spores-values Spore should not host the World Tobacco Forum as this could send mixed signals on whether we are sincere in combating smoking addiction among tje population.On e one hand, we have very strict anti smoking penalties...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLmHUT7Yt1Y The South Asian guy bashed the fairer guy and walked away coolly while onlookers watched . Hardly any reprisal from the victim and the crowd.... Is this the reason why East Asian young woman loves burly South Asian men so much for their...

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/anwar-broke-treaty-with-najib-by-protesting-polls-023909093.html In a news that could possibly shocked many Msians esp the Chinese supporters of Anwar, it was now revealed that the opposition leader had signed a secret deal with the BN's Najib to accept the...

A South Korean friend shared with us an article written by a South Korean who shares his hopes and life between the Philippines and South Korea. The Filipinos loves Koreans and the South Koreans have been welcomed by Filipinos to study and do business in the country. Although both countries...

I was abit shocked after watching Chingay 2013. Instead of being a celebration of Chinese New Year, it seemed more like a National Day parade with pasted LKY speech and video of PM Lee. Then you have emotional narration about "Singaporeans" and the theme songs also sound so like national Day...

My Korean friends have introduced some traditional Korean festivals that are experiencing a revival of sorts. One of them is the Lantern Festival where colourful and beautiful lanterns are displayed in celebration of Buddha's birthday. The festivals culminates in a huge procession in Seoul...

I happened to pass by the Subordinate court to lunch when i saw the huge crowds of chc supportersy during the trial of the five church leaders. Although i could hear shouting n pushing,it was only after the evening chinese newspaper that i realised the crowds were very rowdy and there angry...

Came across this article in a Canada site which look why North Korea is demonised in such a way... http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20111224&articleId=28342

No offence to the organiser of this year NDP but i just feel not right when the tune of Lady Gaga song (lyrics changed however)was added to this year NDP parade. As a nation Independence Day, it is belittling to included a controversial pop sensation from the USA into our nation's celebration...

I was passing by at WP's rally in Serangoon stadium last night and was shocked by the massive crowd. If i knew ,i might alight two bus-stops away but its too late. I even have problem squeezing through the crowd to get by to the shops across the road. What surprised me was that instead of...

A friend who has just returned from Hongkong had a shock at the degree of intense dislike by Hongkongers of PRC Chinese that anyone who spoke Mandarin were either ignored or shooed away. Unless you tell them you are Taiwanese or S'porean,the language of Mandarin really turned them off. A...

In the midst of misappropriation of donations by charities and religious groups canvassing for donation to build super-grand mega churches,the Guan Yin Temple in Waterloo Street donation $2 million to NUS Medical School is a step very much appreciated .This donations will play a direct role in...

In the past, I am always very irritated by the commercialization of Christmas. I was perplexed when i attended US companies' Christmas celebrations. They were all drinking, merry-making sessions where there is not even a mention of God or Jesus, or the Christian religion. I am dismayed. I was...

Diplomacy is the best solution Despite the hardened posturing and heated rhetoric between the two divided Koreas and series of exercises by the US and South Korean militaries, the prospect of an all-out war breaking out in the Korean Peninsula is presently quite negligible. From the...

It is rightly true to an extent that a major war may not break out at this moment. All the powers, US,China and to a lesser extent Russia would not allow things to spiral out of control. From a strategic perspective, the country who fear a war the most is South Korea. Having build up their...

The tension in the Korean Peninsular is a Gunboat diplomacy of sorts. North Korea,South Korea and the US are all players of this gunboat diplomacy. The arrival of the US carrier Washington for a massive naval exercise with South Korean Navy is a political exercise to show North Korea that the US...

Today's flare-up of violence between Pyongyang and Seoul is a serious indication that the threat in the Korean peninsular is real. The potential of this incident affecting the economic and political stability in the region is a cause for concern . However the best remedy is still restrain on all...