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Malaysia
Malaysian City Home to Orangutan Rehabilitation Center
We are looking for an East Malaysian city along the north-east coast of Borneo that is close to an orangutan rehabilitation center.
Website Offers Help for Malaysian Student Beaten up and Robbed by UK Rioters
A video going viral on the Internet shows a badly beaten student being robbed by looters.
An Island with Tidal Bores
Looking for the world’s third largest island that is shared by three countries.
Global Political Cartoons: Malaysian Cartoonist Zunar
The cartoonist has challenged the Malaysian government for more than 30 years through his publications.
Malaysia’s anti-gay camp
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A camp set up to ‘correct the effeminate behavior’ of Muslim schoolboys violates the law and should be abolished, says Malaysia’s women’s minister. 66 schoolboys identified by teachers as ‘effeminate’ began counseling this week to ‘discourage them from being gay’. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC’s Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur. Download MP3Saving the Orangutan
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In the Geo Quiz we hear about an unusal effort to save Orangutans. These great apes are threatened by poaching and especially habitat loss, caused by logging and farming. Their habitat happens to be in Indonesia and Malaysia but it’s limited to 2 islands. Can you name them? Download MP3Malaysia’s maid shortage rooted in abuse
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Malaysian families are facing a critical shortage of maids. Most of the maids come from Indonesia. But that country banned its citizens from going to work as maids in Malaysia after a series of high profile abuses against them. Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur. Download MP3
Wikileaks fuel sex scandal in Malaysia
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A Wikileaks cable about Malaysia is generating controversy there. It involves the country’s main opposition leader, who is currently on trial, charged with having sex with a male political aide. Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur. Download MP3
Malaysian capital
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Today’s Geo Quiz takes us to Malaysia. We’re looking for that country’s capital city. It boasts many cultural attractions. One of them is the Petronas Philharmonic concert hall where a world-class orchestra performs near the city’s famous high-rise towers. Download MP3“In a Bottle”
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The problem of the one and the many figures in today’s Geo Quiz. The South East Asian country we’d like you to conjure up today is one federation made up of many states and territories, 13 at last count. Download MP3
Malaysia’s two capitals
Today’s Geo Quiz is about countries with more than one official capital. There’s several countries around the globe with multiple capitals. Usually that means that different branches of government are located in different cities.
Hebrew’s revival, Turkey’s banned letters, and Q
Hebrew is most successful attempt ever at language revival. We find out why. Also, Malaysians are rioting after a court rules that a Catholic newspaper can use the word Allah. Then, two reports on alphabet letters: in Sweden, parents win the right to name their newborn Q; and in Turkey, using the Kurdish-associated letters Q, W or X can land you in jail. And, a two-nations-divided-by-one-language examination of the word grit.
Langkawi Island
The island that figures in today’s Geo Quiz just experienced an invasion of sorts. Langkawi Island was taken over last week by helicopters, warships, and surface-to-air missile launchers.
Entire program – August 28, 2009
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Download MP3Today on The World: The head of a peacekeeping force in Darfur says there is no more war in Sudan’s troubled region; Also, Iran’s opposition leaders continue to accuse the government of torturing and killing citizens arrested during election protests, Plus: why Muslims in Malaysia will have to sit out next month’s Black-Eyed Peas concert.
Global Hit
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Download MP3The US hip-hop group, the Black Eyed Peas, are scheduled to perform in Malaysia next month…but the country’s Muslims are being told they can’t attend. Islamic leaders say it would violate Islamic law. The BBC’s Robin Brant has the story.
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