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Very detailed travelogue on visiting the remotest inhabited islands in the world: Tristan da Cunha and St. Helena, as well as S. Africa, Malaysia and Singapore, and Indonesia. Very informative, full of tips, history, what it was like to visit and stay there, indexed by country. Visit my webpage for this and other downloadable travelogues: http://www.tcp.com/~lgreenf
These are fascinating islands. Tristan has only 238 people, all with same 7 last names.
Remotest Islands in World St Helena, Tristan da Cunha + S Africa Malaysia, More
Larry2006-05-27 03:40:04
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can play VCD discs). The fact that these bootleg items
are sold so openly is surprising, but unlike Singapore or Hong Kong, the
authorities in Malaysia do nothing to stop it. In fact, there was a recent
(confusing) newspaper article about piracy of CDs and VCDs in Malaysia,
quoting a Trade Enforcement deputy-director saying "we cannot have laws to
stop the public from buying pirated products" -- before mentioning some
recent raids which have taken place. If the authorities were serious
though, the bootlegs would be found only in quiet street markets, not in
dozens of high-profile shops at just about every fancy shopping mall in the
country. Below are excerpts from the article:
The local entertainment industry lost an estimated 60%, or RM300
million (US$78.9 million) out of last year's half-billion ringgit
market for CDs and VCDs to profiteers and pirated products. This has
prompted the industry to launch another nationwide campaign through
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi against pirated
products at Dataran Merdeka on Feb. 23. Domestic Trade Enforcement
deputy director-general Abdul Rahman Ghazali said full cooperation
from the general public is still needed to weed out illegal producers.
"We cannot have laws to stop the public from buying pirated products,
and the best approach is to educate and reason with them the
undesirable long-term effects of doing so," said Rahman. "We have
come to know that pirated products are most popular during festive
seasons. This has encouraged their makers to take advantage of the
festivities, and we are forced to increase checks during these
periods" ... He said major urban areas like Penang, Ipoh, and Klang
Valley remained top targets for illegal profiteers making quality
copies of originals,
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
