Archive for July 7th, 2007

So if I don’t want to be Muslim anymore…?

I guess if I am living in Malaysia, I’d be shit out of luck… from Straits Times – July 7, 2007
 
“Malaysian woman’s dilemma
Syariah Court frees Muslim-born woman from Islamic rehab centre
But she’s not allowed to change her religion or live with her Hindu husband
By Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief

A COMPLEX SITUATION: Mrs Revathi, seen [...]

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Prices for private housing ‘may pass 1996 levels’

From Straits Times – July 7, 2007
“THE booming property market will drive prices for private housing above the 1996 peak by the middle of next year, according to an HSBC economist.
The bank’s senior Asian economist, Mr Robert Prior-Wandesforde, said yesterday: ‘The real estate market has probably further to run. We may be in some [...]

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