eh..

* Antigua dollar - Antigua
* Australian dollar - Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu
* Bahamian dollar - Bahamas
* Barbadian dollar - Barbados
* Belize dollar - Belize
* Bermudian dollar - Bermuda
* British Columbia dollar - British Columbia
* British North Borneo dollar - British North Borneo
* British West Indies dollar - British West Indies
* Brunei dollar - Brunei
* Canadian dollar - Canada
* Cayman Islands dollar - Cayman Islands
* Continental dollar - Colonial America
* Cook Islands dollar - Cook Islands
* Dominican dollar - Dominica
* East Caribbean dollar - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Fijian dollar - Fiji
* Grenadan dollar - Grenada
* Guyanese dollar - Guyana
* Hawaiian dollar - Hawaii
* Hong Kong dollar - Hong Kong
* International dollar - hypothetical currency pegged 1:1 to the United States dollar
* Jamaican dollar - Jamaica
* Kiautschou dollar - Qingdao
* Kiribatian dollar - Kiribati
* Liberian dollar - Liberia
* Malaya and British Borneo dollar - Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North Borneo and Brunei
* Malayan dollar - Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore
* Mauritian dollar - Mauritius
* Mongolian dollar - Mongolia
* Namibian dollar - Namibia
* Nevisian dollar - Nevis
* New Brunswick dollar - New Brunswick
* New Zealand dollar - New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Pitcairn Islands.
* Newfoundland dollar - Newfoundland
* Nova Scotian dollar - Nova Scotia
* Prince Edward Island dollar - Prince Edward Island
* Penang dollar - Penang
* Puerto Rican dollar - Puerto Rico
* Rhodesian dollar - Rhodesia
* Saint Kitts dollar - Saint Kitts
* Saint Lucia dollar - Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent dollar - Saint Vincent
* Sarawak dollar - Sarawak
* Sierra Leonean dollar - Sierra Leone
* Singapore dollar - Singapore
* Solomon Islands dollar - Solomon Islands
* Straits dollar - Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore
* Sumatran dollar - Sumatra
* Surinamese dollar - Suriname
* Old Taiwan dollar - Taiwan
* New Taiwan dollar - Taiwan
* Texan dollar - Republic of Texas
* Tobagan dollar - Tobago
* Trinidadian dollar - Trinidad
* Trinidad and Tobago dollar - Trinidad and Tobago
* Tuvaluan dollar - Tuvalu (not an independent currency, equivalent to Australian dollar)
* United States dollar - United States of America
* Zimbabwean dollar - Zimbabwe

Hello, I am new here. I just wanted to know where can I get the whole series of the newer version of Journey to the west? It was being broadcasted in Malaysia a while ago(With Subtitles) and I absolutely LOVE it! Great legend and production!

But if someone has ulcerative colitis it is almost always diagnosed in their before their 30's. There are many environmental correlates of this disease, such as living in a wealthy country and living far from the equator. The prevalence in Canada is more than 10 times the prevalence in Malaysia. Studies of different races living in the same country with the similar socioeconomic status have found much lower differences in prevalence (2-fold). It's correlated with excessive sanitation during childhood. It's probably strongly influenced by diet and hygiene norms.

There is a severe misconception when it comes to discussing the World Trade Organization. Very briefly I will try to clear some things about what the WTO does...

The WTO negotiates trade agreements on the global level between governments for trade standards, it succeeded the General Agreement on Trades and Tarrifs (GATT).

Trade is one of the most important factors of economic development, if one country is good at producing one specific item it would trade with another nation that is good at producing something else, both parties benefit in a fruitful trade environment. This is important because trade creates what is called comparative advantages, e.g. Germany is good at producing beer, Russia is good at producing vodka, the both trade to gain benefits. Basically some countries are better at producing goods A and others at goods B, both trade and both expand and benefit as such.

Before the great depression and both World Wars, trade between nations was fairly open, nations would freely allow the movement of goods from one point to another. However post these economic shocks protectionism entered, countries started to close borders and introducing tariffs, import restrictions, quotas and variable import restrictions. This is problematic, some countries would not say have the infrastructure for heavy industry so cannot efficiently produce cars, other countries don't have the labor for cost efficient agricultural development. So there is a economic opportunity cost when investment takes place in industries that the benefit has no basis or advantage in, for example in my country they opened a computer factory during soviet times even though we were so far behind in development and software. There is a waste of scare economic resources then.

With GATT and WTO afterwards it, many of the trade restrictions have fallen the world over, leading to the cases we see of economic development in areas like South East Asia (China, India and the Asian Tiger economies).

However there are problems.

- Both WTO and IMF represent private corporate interests, siding with larger economies over smaller ones, so private interests in Western Nations can dictate the terms to smaller ones.

- Larger players possess the legalese and knowledge to push charges against smaller players, e.g. in the form of dumping charges (country A is dumping goods at below cost of production to penetrate the market to country B). For example the South East Asian economies are commonly accused of dumping their goods to the western world, when in fact its simply comparative advantages such as larger labor poll and such.

- Since trade barriers were existent already, large areas were already protected via political interests, the biggest being agriculture between 1st world and the 3rd world or smaller ones like timber trade between US and Canada.

An organization like the WTO is needed in that its a common form for discussing trade on a global scale, but it does not represent the interests of all fairly or provide a platform for such, one glance of their website will show you how many nations the US accuses of unfair trade advantages because its protections local interests.

However this is illogical, no nation can possess all production assets, due to scarcity, and the global economy is tightening year on year and becoming interdependent, which is a good thing, its very hard to bomb someone if your and theirs economies are connected through trade, this is happening between the US and China.

Its also presentative of the different rearrangement of economies over the long term, take the case of the UK a country that has went from primary industry, secondary and now is almost purely a services economy. China is now the worlds producer of simple secondary goods, the US is now a bigger R&D developer. The third world if it was allowed could feed the whole world and so on and so forth.

The economies are now interdependent as well, take your average laptop, the technology was probably developed in the US and Japan, the semiconductors were made in Malaysia and South Korea, and it was all put together in China.

Its not a perfect system by a long shot, however looking over the ages, economics is far better at leveling the playing field and brining together nations then idealistic statements and or anarchy which is common seen at WTO/IMF/G8 meets.

Of course there is a million other issues to consider... but I said this was a *cough* very brief description.

this is in Malaysia. and they're not white. the ppl in the video say they're indian mostly.

@qbert - The subtitle is in Bahasa Malaysia, but it's not perfect.

They just opened a Drive-In about 6 miles from here.(the intermissiions are filled with these old 50's and 60's siren songs to the snackbar..the first film shown was MI3, and now they have erected another screen-Admission is 5 bucks a carload...the owners are movie fans and local entrepreneurs who have been gobbling on properties around here for a long time.....raven-they would fit easily, as a family, into several B films.

have know the family for years, and they see the truck coming at the ticket booth, and wave it through....free movies at the local drive-in, a welcome perk for post-2000-

only in the winter though, jeez you just can't do it right now.....like freekin' Malaysia-hot!!

Drive by theo47???? On the contrary, You don't really seeing me doing that, do you?? Shit man, that would sort of imply that I duck in and out, here and there, like the other "couple of right-wing tools"....look just say qm and choggie, cause that's the reference....You can lump us both together conveniently, because you seem to see some tattoo or mark, that tells you which box we fit in-(God are you ever wrong)I .....Like you have commented before, when you attacked the very idea that I may have a formulated an opinion about you from your input here, ....I AM, formulating, each time, it is a dynamic thing....not static....it grows flows and evolves, like any healthy organism.....I would miss you if you were gone, just like I miss poor, ego-bound lilitu, since her little episode.....
Now, and again,..... Your sophomoric tendency, to place convenient labels on things, to make yourself comfortable that you are sure of your position on subjects you are not, and that most are not, qualified to comment upon, Make you the very Hit-and-run expert you say you are tired of

-Do you consider your filter to be a better qualification than my filter, his filter, or her, perception-bound, symbol-addicted filter??? The things you do have going for you is some pretty well-developed sarcasm and wit, and intelligence, which I must say, I enjoy most of the time.......Except in cases like this, when your inability to consider the possibilities of the plausable, or the probable, reduces to the "That which seems impossible, is,.... or improbable, is"...then quickly turning to derision and guffaws, as you assert the back-assward ways folks argue, or express themselves.

Things aren't always what they seem....skim milk masquerades as cream-


and Par, same thing, ya' seem to have believe that which makes you feel comfortable, and that which makes the world linear. Black is black, white is white-The arguments you use point-by-point, are based on that information that has been promulgated, from others who don't want to know.....by a bought and paid for media machine....similar to an audience member at a magic show, who needs only to be fooled, to have a good time..... And, as sure as rain in Malaysia, there will always be those, who deny anything they may experience with their senses, should THAT become an inconvenient reality......

So on map with the dotz on the countries....Why does Iceland have a dot??? Does that reflect one person from Fjordville hitting the site over and over, or the two that are there, hammering away? And how comes they no dot on Alaska?? And How bout the dot in there near Singapore an' Malaysia.....Who-Dat???

Hmmmm. Nobody in Mexico likes us......la sensación es mutua!...Hehhehe!

Still tryring to wrap my brain around the other side of my mind swampthing, thanks for the send-up.....Now, true confessions.....I am selling human pheromones and have plenty of androstadienone for everyone here....if'n ya'll want a sample , you have but to ask...this is the best time of year to harvest it, like freekin' Malaysia already here.....Least can do for the most of ye, my brethern and specially, the sisterenses.....now, I have decided there are tooo many choolrin' here, what need more scholin' in the fine art of socialization, and self-critical awareness....what to do about that, huh?? ya'll kids play nice, don't cuss, eat your greens, and take the red pill, and plug yo' asses back into the Matrius!

Hot Dogs made with humus and human flesh for everyone!!! Kosher-

"Islam is a great example, basically the rule of islam is, (in addition to all other values, good and bad) that you MUST indoctrinate, or that in not submitting totally to God, you dont even really count as a human being. This is not something I invent, its part of most religions, but Islam is worse than most religions in this aspect."

What a load of ill-informed nonsense! It deeply depresses me that most people in the West equate Islam with the creed of a small minority of fanatical, intolerant bigots who believe that a simplistic, literalist, unthinking and misogynist interpretation of Islam must be forced upon everyone else. I've said this before, and I'll say it again:

Islam teaches that 'there is no compulsion in religion' لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّين (Qur'an 2:256). Furthermore the Qur'an states that 'Had thy Lord willed, everyone on earth would have believed. Do you then force people to become believers?' وَلَوْ شَاء رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِي الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعاً أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِه النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ(Qur'an 10:99). These verses have been used as the basis of freedom of religion and freedom of worship laws in many Islamic states. The Medina Document - which is the constitution established by Muhammad for the first Islamic state in Medina - guarantees freedom of belief and worship to Christians, Jews and Polytheists. In modern times an example would be Article II of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.

Islam also advocates dialogue with other peoples:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوباً
وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ
خَبِير

"O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another." (Qur'an 49:13)

Instead of condemning and stereotyping all Muslims why don't you try talking to them. Hate destroys people, dialogue brings them closer together.

Sepak Takraw's native to Southeast Asia, but the countries who regulary frequents the finals are Thailand and Malaysia. I've been trying to find a better video ever since I joined the Sports Sift, but have been unable to. The sport's pretty common throughout the provinces of Thailand. I wish I could, it's a very fast, breathtaking sport, and very engrossing for fans because casual taunting is allowed during the game. The taunting really gets fans riled up and into the game

Me? I'm too afraid of getting hurt to even try to jump kick a ball I throw into the air myself. Makes me feel ashamed everytime I see people playing it on concrete basketball fields.

frasera

I agree with you that Islam is a homophobic religion - in a number of places the Qur'an condemns male homosexuality (Qur'an 7:80-82, 26:165–175, 27:55–58, 29:28–29). Another verse (Qur'an 4:15–16) is often used to condemn lesbians. In many modern Islamic states homosexuals are persecuted and if often beaten, jailed or executed. I totally condemn the persecution of homosexuals as does any decent person.

The issue of apostacy is far more complicated. Islam teaches that 'there is no compulsion in religion' لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّين (Qur'an 2:256). Furthermore the Qur'an states that 'Had thy Lord willed, everyone on earth would have believed. Do you then force people to become believers?' وَلَوْ شَاء رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِي الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعاً أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِه النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ(Qur'an 10:99). These verses have been used as the basis of freedom of religion and freedom of worship laws in many Islamic states. The Medina Document - which is the constitution established by Muhammad for the first Islamic state in Medina - guarantees freedom of belief and worship to Christians, Jews and Polytheists. In modern times an example would be Article II of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. Nowhere in the Qur'an is death proscribed as the punishment for apostasy. The only basis for such a view is a hadith (saying of the Prophet Muhammad transmitted by his companions and family) which states 'kill whoever changes his religion'. There are many thousands of hadith and Islamic scholars have spent centuries arguing over their authenticity. The hadith in question is an ahad hadith - meaning that unlike many other hadith which are mutawatir (transmitted by many people) it was only transmitted by one person. Many Islamic scholars have therefore cast doubt on the authenticity of this hadith. They are supported in their conclusion by the fact that neither Muhammad or any of his successors ever sentenced someone to death for apostasy. Over the centuries many prominent Islamic scholars have held the view that apostasy should not be punished by man - the punishment, if any, is up to God and will come in the afterlife.

Islam is not incompatible with the UDHR nor is it a sexist religion. I have worked extensively with human rights and women's rights activists throughout the Islamic world. It may suprise you to know that many of the most vocal supporters of human and women's rights in the Islamic world are also devout Muslims. Take Tunisia as an example. The Tunisian legal system is based on Shari'ah law. Yet it is a system of Shari'ah law which provides equal rights for women - in inheritance, marriage, no polygamy, etc. These rights were guaranteed not by abandoning Shari'ah law but by embracing the flexibility inherent in it. Many Islamic countries have also signed the CEDAW convention (Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women). Initially they had reservations against some key articles (9,16) of that convention on religious grounds - but these reservations are starting to be lifted as a result of lobbying and pressure from Muslims.

I beseech you and others not to propogate simplistic, ill-informed views about Islam and the Islamic world. Seek to understand and communicate rather than to slander and condemn.

In reply to your comment:
“sorry that is apologist nonsense. a religion based on god should have no flaws, and well, islam is about defective as it gets. you don't get to pick the few good bits to justify the rest which is horrifying.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/ (believe it or else...)
islam is incompatible with the universal declaration of human rights.
http://www.iheu.org/node/1541
it is a bigoted homophobic sexist intolerant religion that asks for tolerance from others. just look up apostasy if you want to see the "freedom" that is islam.
”

frasera

I agree with you that Islam is a homophobic religion - in a number of places the Qur'an condemns male homosexuality (Qur'an 7:80-82, 26:165–175, 27:55–58, 29:28–29). Another verse (Qur'an 4:15–16) is often used to condemn lesbians. In many modern Islamic states homosexuals are persecuted and if caught often beaten, jailed or executed. I totally condemn the persecution of homosexuals as does any decent person.

The issue of apostacy is far more complicated. Islam teaches that 'there is no compulsion in religion' لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّين (Qur'an 2:256). Furthermore the Qur'an states that 'Had thy Lord willed, everyone on earth would have believed. Do you then force people to become believers?' وَلَوْ شَاء رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِي الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعاً أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِه النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ(Qur'an 10:99). These verses have been used as the basis of freedom of religion and freedom of worship laws in many Islamic states. The Medina Document - which is the constitution established by Muhammad for the first Islamic state in Medina - guarantees freedom of belief and worship to Christians, Jews and Polytheists. In modern times an example would be Article II of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. Nowhere in the Qur'an is death proscribed as the punishment for apostasy. The only basis for such a view is a hadith (saying of the Prophet Muhammad transmitted by his companions and family) which states 'kill whoever changes his religion'. There are many thousands of hadith and Islamic scholars have spent centuries arguing over their authenticity. The hadith in question is an ahad hadith - meaning that unlike many other hadith which are mutawatir (transmitted by many people) it was only transmitted by one person. Many Islamic scholars have therefore cast doubt on the authenticity of this hadith. They are supported in their conclusion by the fact that neither Muhammad or any of his successors ever sentenced someone to death for apostasy. Over the centuries many prominent Islamic scholars have held the view that apostasy should not be punished by man - the punishment, if any, is up to God and will come in the afterlife.

Islam is not incompatible with the UDHR nor is it a sexist religion. I have worked extensively with human rights and women's rights activists throughout the Islamic world. It may suprise you to know that many of the most vocal supporters of human and women's rights in the Islamic world are also devout Muslims. Take Tunisia as an example. The Tunisian legal system is based on Shari'ah law. Yet it is a system of Shari'ah law which provides equal rights for women - in inheritance, marriage, no polygamy, etc. These rights were guaranteed not by abandoning Shari'ah law but by embracing the flexibility inherent in it. Many Islamic countries have also signed the CEDAW convention (Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women). Initially they had reservations against some key articles (9,16) of that convention on religious grounds - but these reservations are starting to be lifted as a result of lobbying and pressure from Muslims.

I beseech you and others not to propogate simplistic, ill-informed views about Islam and the Islamic world. Seek to understand and communicate rather than to slander and condemn.

Here is an article from the campus newspaper about this.

By the way, regarding the comment I'm equally interested to see an Indian instructor teaching at a Malaysian school speaking English. An interesting peek into the minds of international students, NTU is in Singapore and not in Malaysia. But in both Singapore and Malaysia there are a lot of Indian lectuers (they're a great combination of being highly qualified and cheap ), and naturally, they would speak English because English is the language of instruction at most Malaysian and Singaporean universities, especially for Engineering.