Hong Kong murder-suicides on the rise

Source: Asian Pacific Post

Honour and family values isn't always a great thing. Some men feel so responsible for well-being of their family that they take full responsibility for its failure.
The extreme consequence is usually murder-suicide. The thoughts behind this selfish are : my wife cannot marry someone else... cannot have someone else take care of my kid. If I'm dying they're coming with me. It's very sad and often times it is the thought-process of the Asian man.

Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil

A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye.

Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive.

The question of how much of her face a woman should cover is a controversial topic in many Muslim societies.

The niqab is more common in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, but women in much of the Muslim Middle East wear a headscarf which covers only their hair.

Sheikh Habadan, an ultra-conservative cleric who is said to have wide influence among religious Saudis, was answering questions on the Muslim satellite channel al-Majd.


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Why one eye? Might as well make it no eyes. Mascots don't need eyes!

Canadian migrants smarter than Canadian-born students

A recent study has shown that more children of immigrants in Canada have university education than non-immigrant Canadian-born children, reports the Globe and Mail.

The study, which was based on Statistics Canada 2001 census data, found that second-generation Asian-Canadian women aged 25-37 years old have over double the amount of university degrees compared with non-immigrant Canadian-born women of the same age.

The study also revealed that second-generation immigrants aged 25-37 years earned six per cent more than their non-immigrant Canadian-born counterparts, and that 44 per cent had at least 16 years of education (compared with 30 per cent of non-immigrant Canadian-born residents of the same age).

The highest number of women employed in the country came from the second-generation immigrants group aged 25-37 years, at 72 per cent, and immigrant parents with less education were more likely to have highly educated children (which was opposite to findings in non-immigrant families).

"The study offers a more precise picture of where discontent and disengagement might arise in Canadian society," said Miles Corak, a University of Ottawa professor and author of the study.

The study shows positive results for Canadian Immigration and Citizenship (CIC), which has been working hard to improve and streamline the immigration system so that more foreign workers will move to Canada.


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That's me!! :D

The Asian-American Voter II

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Typical Asian statistics I think although I would have thought it might have been higher considering Obama has Asian roots.

The Asian-American Voter

Source: Slate

If you were running a campaign it would be difficult to spend money and pinpoint how Asians would vote. The word Asian itself is way too broad so people who fit this category have many different views on politics.

Akihabara Rail

Choo Choo!!

Travel to Akihabara and enjoy the view!

China spys on Skype conversations

So the most important question is.

Will phone sex will be intercepted?

Link: Reuters

Blind Masseur

Seems like prejudice to me. You HAVE to be blind to be a masseur in Korea

Link: BBC

At least it'll give the greatest blind masseur ever a job again :D