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Sunday, 19 December 2010

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	The Chinese in Western Eyes – A Century Ago CRYSTAL TAO “Conservative”, “chauvinistic”, “realistic”, “good merchants”… That’s how foreigners viewed China and its people 100 years ago. What has changed?
	Unchaining the Mentally Ill IRIN Contributor A new programme aims to help the mentally ill in rural Indonesia, who are often bound in shackles by their families.
	Life Before Longwave TENGKU MOHD ALI BUSTAMAN A native of the Malaysian coastal state of Terengganu reminisces about radios, and how the entire village would gather around them.
	Go Home, We Don't Need You Anymore! DAN-CHYI CHUA Migrant Chinese workers, who found work in the Promised Land, may now be hung out to dry by the Israeli government.
	Female Genital Mutilation – on the Rise in Indonesia IRIN Contributor More and more female babies, even adults, are being circumcised in the name of faith, despite a government ban.
	China’s One-Child Policy: Blessing or Curse? BERLIN FANG Even if the one-child policy were revised, the Chinese might still shy from producing more children.
	Chinese Coal Miner: “I Want to Go Work in Chile.” Staff Writer Chinese netizens contrast the “miracle” rescue of trapped Chilean miners with the plight of their own miners, who often perish because of inadequate safety facilities.
	The Parents of a Child Soldier Helped Me, Now I Help Others IRIN Contributor A child soldier in Burma recounts his tale of forced conscription and how he escaped.
	Malaysia's National Burger SUANIE A food lover in Petaling Jaya shares the location of her favourite Ramly Burger stall. Where’s yours?
	Fully Chinese – and Fully Jewish DAN-CHYI CHUA They look no different from the millions of Han Chinese living in China, but what set this community apart is their roots. Meet the Kaifeng Jews.
	Get to Know: Shanghai’s 7 Social Classes BAORU The destitute scouring the ground for loose change, the affluent middle class with its vegetarian career women, the billionaires with their foreign green cards and mistresses… Shanghai’s society has seen it all.
	Relieving Themselves in the Open ALISA TANG In the fight against disease and child mortality, Nepal has been using some unusual tactics to get people to stop defecating in the open.