Malaysia

Cleric: Your sexy outfit is killing me!
A Malaysian fundamentalist Muslim says women's immodest wear is causing men private pain.
The Julia Child of Malaysian food
James Oseland, editor in chief of Saveur magazine, talks about culinary colonialism, his love of home cooking and why Malaysian cuisine may be the next big thing.
Why Big Tobacco loves globalization
From NAFTA to CAFTA to beyond: A global nicotine playground.
Indecent proposal
A Malaysian politician says women who work nights are responsible for unsatisfied husbands -- and consequently incest.
Let's stay together!
A panicky couple gets stuck during sex and is rushed to the hospital for disengagement.
Adultery's got a new price
A Malaysian court fines a woman for breaking up her lover's marriage.
Massacre at Tripod
The Web hosting company over the weekend axes hundreds of fan-created pages, as well as anti-Malaysian government protest sites.
Erection concoction
A Malaysian plant is being overharvested for its aphrodisiac qualities.
Love the ones you're with
A Muslim man marries two women in a single ceremony.
Are you sure the fish special is all you want?
Malaysian brothels go undercover, using restaurants and homes as fronts.
Malaysian vice cops nabbed
"Religious" officers allegedly request bribes and sex from couple arrested for being too "close."
Crocodile genitalia siezed
The massive reptilian penises are smuggled into Malaysia as an impotence cure.
Use a pill, go to jail
In Malaysia, a little Viagra-enhanced nooky could land you in the pokey.
Borneo to be wild
What ever made me think I could climb Mount Kinabalu?
Chasing rickshaws
Images and impressions of people-powered transport in 12 Asian cities. Text by Tony Wheeler. Photographs by Richard I' Anson.
Sex scandals can be contagious
Anything Americans can do, Malaysians can do better, including cooking up a preposterous sex scandal to divert attention from a failing economy.
Hooked on Thaipusam
In this annual Malaysian festival, thousands of devotees carry offerings pierced onto their bodies -- and feel no pain.
A day in the life of a longhouse
Maxine Rose Schur spends an illuminating day and a night with the former headhunters of Borneo.
Mondo Weirdo
More tales of amazing festivals and strange nights around the world.

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