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Old January 8th, 2010, 11:13 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8447450.stm

Malaysian churches fire-bombed ahead of demonstrations


Three churches have been attacked in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, ahead
of planned protests by Muslim groups.
The administrative offices of one church were destroyed by a firebomb attack
and one of the other two churches attacked was slightly damaged.
Some Muslim groups are angry at a court decision allowing non-Muslims to use
the word Allah to refer to God.
The government relies on the Malay Muslim vote, and will let Muslims march
from mosques to churches on Friday.
Prime Minister Najib Razak condemned the church attacks, saying such actions
would "destroy our country's harmony".
"The government will take whatever steps it can to prevent such acts," he
said.
Divided faiths
The controversy stems from a ban on a Catholic newspaper, The Herald, using
the word Allah.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court struck down the three-year old ban on use of the
word Allah - a ruling now the target of planned demonstrations.
Some major Muslim organisations, including the Islamic political party, PAS,
have agreed with the court, saying other Abrahamic religions - Christinaity
and Judiasm - may use the word Allah.
But some vocal groups, including the Muslim Youth Movement, Abim, have cast
the use of the word Allah as a surreptitious effort on the part of
Christians to try to seduce Muslims away from Islam.
Church officials say that although the word Allah originated in Arabic,
Malays have used it for centuries to refer generally to God, and
Arabic-speaking Christians used it before Islam was founded, says the BBC's
religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott.
Molotov cocktails
The argument has continued in the media and the courts for months but had
not become violent - until assailants on motorbikes were seen smashing the
windows of the Metro Tabernacle Church, a Protestant church in Kuala Lumpur
on Friday.
The ground floor office of the three-storey church was destroyed in a blaze
a little after midnight, said Kevin Ang, a church spokesman.
Kuala Lumpur police Chief Mohamad Sabtu Osman said police had found a
wrench, an empty petrol tin and two scorched motorbikes at the scene.
Separately, Molotov cocktails were thrown into the compounds of two other
churches before dawn, causing minor damage in one and none in the other,
church officials said.
The police chief has also urged protesters not to join Friday's planned
demonstrations.
The government has appealed against the court verdict and the High Court has
suspended the decision's implementation until the appeal is heard.
About 60% of Malaysians are Malay Muslims alongside significant Chinese and
Indian minorities.
Prime Minister Najib has spoken recently of a "one Malaysia" concept -
something analysts now say is under severe challenge.


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Old January 9th, 2010, 07:06 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
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What a dumb post. I would have expected something better from you. By
that logic you should steer well clear of any country, because in any
country bombings or firebombings are possible.

But feel free to avoid Malaysia in the future. This will mean less
crowded places and perhaps slightly lower hotel rates. We are flying to
Malaysia in June.
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Old February 11th, 2010, 09:47 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
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| We are flying to Malaysia in June.

If you bring blue ray discs of Nam Tour of Duty / Dark Skies,
you can sell to me @ a profit, I'll come to KL ( fr Pg ) to buy
from you.


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Old February 15th, 2010, 07:17 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
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| They don't sell bluray discs in Malaysia?

Govnmnt requires imported movies to be passed by a censor
board, so consumers cannot mail order from USA w-o a permit.
A few importers of blue ray discs charge very high mark up, their
discs (~8) are retailed @ M$110, a few ( ~10 ) movies ( pirate
copies ) are retailed @ M$50.
~12 US tv series ( pirated ) in dvd are available, 3 ( licensed ) in
blue ray @ M$150 for 3 discs, these 2 series I like are not
available even in dvd / vcd.
Not even 1 blue ray drive for pc is sold in msia ( e.g.
http://shop.imaginative.com.my/index...ewCat&catId=63
) , cheapest home player is a Phillips machine @ M$549 in Tesco.


 




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