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The Migrant Workers' Centre's (MWC) suggestion is unlikely to work in practice ("Workers urged to report bosses demanding kickbacks"; yesterday). Most workers are willing to pay kickbacks to get a job, so long as they get the expected salary regularly and can stay in employment. Only when there is a serious dispute, like over... 

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (25 Apr) - Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for the goods and services tax (GST) to be abolished. "I think it should just be abolished," he said, receiving a thunderous applause from the 500-strong crowd at a forum in Kuala Lumpur today. Mahathir said this when asked... 

(24 Apr) - In some parts of rural China and Taiwan, it can sometimes be hard to distinguish between a bachelor party and a funeral. That's because at some ceremonies for the dead, it has become accepted practice to invite strippers and female dancers. On Thursday, China's Ministry of Culture and police officials vowed to put...