By • July 10, 2008
By displaying such signs in its 3-acre “boneyard” and restoring others for public view, the museum is actively preserving a piece of the ever-changing Las Vegas cityscape: the glowing glass tubes and blinking bulbs that have been pulling in gamblers and tourists for over 60 years.
By • July 10, 2008
FUNAFUTI – A report released last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offered a harsh evaluation of the earth’s environment. The rise …
By • July 9, 2008
For decades it has been a rewarding cycle for both sides of the Pacific: Hollywood studios have sent their animation pre-production work (the storyboards, …
By • July 8, 2008
PORT MORESBY – For Port Moresby cab-driver Paul Egan, the smashed and spiderwebbed upper-right section of his windshield is not a big deal.
Probably, he …
By • July 8, 2008
Tuvalu’s remoteness provides the stereotypical tropical paradise: glassy wave after glassy wave splashes upon its beaches and seasoned tuna steaks are cooked to order in the restaurant inside its only hotel. What may now be attractive to visitors, however, may also bring doom to this far-flung place. Some scientists believe rising sea levels resulting from climate change will eventually inundate this tiny Polynesian nation’s narrow landmasses of twisting palms and coral shores.
By • July 8, 2008
PORT VILA – Though a young boy at the time, Wallace Andre clearly recollects that moment six decades ago when a U.S. dive bomber …
By • July 8, 2008
PHNOM PENH – Bullets and beer, a buck a pop.
After maneuvering down the bumpy dirt side street and clearing the single checkpoint, the entry …
By • July 8, 2008
An outsider’s view of Stung Meanchey, referred to as “smoky mountain” and located about 15 minutes by car from the city center, is likely that of a harrowing scene of maddening futility. Yet for the thousands of workers toiling atop its reeking mounds, the dump provides a dubious means of survival.
By • July 8, 2008
Reservations are absolutely necessary at Restaurant Pyongyang in Phnom Penh
By • July 8, 2008
VANIMO – South Pacific Brewery, the largest brewery in Papua New Guinea (PNG), ships its slightly bitter SP Lager Beer to all corners of …
Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
