M'sian big party spender mystery continues; iPhones get Rickrolled; "beautiful people" dating site rejects 1.8 million "ugly people"
Happy hump day! Here's a serving of notable reads for your procratinating perusal:
- Get ready your little red books: Chinese president Hu Jintao visits Malaysia, and is feted extensively. One question: if we are so chummy with the commies, why can't Chin Peng come home? [Malaysian Insider]
- The mystery continues: a freelance journalist does some online snooping about Malaysian man of mystery Jho Low, New York's current party maestro -- also connected to 1Malaysia Development Berhad. "Are our leaders seriously backing this young man?" [Laych.com]
- If you've "cracked" your iPhone, prepare to be Rick-rolled: the first iPhone worm changes the phone's wallpaper to a pic of 1980s singer Rick Astley. [BBC News]
- Proof that tuition is big business: Hong Kong's "celebrity tutors" drive Lamborghinis. [CNN]
- A look into Amber Chia's home. There are giant photos of Amber everywhere. [StarProperty]
- Bigot-alert filter: dating site BeautifulPeople.com, "for beauiful people only", has rejected nearly 1.8 million unattractive people from 190 countries. "We may be morally ugly to our critics, but our growing success is a very beautiful truth." [The Star]
- A beautiful visual story on the Berlin Wall, comparing modern-day locales with their counterparts 20 years ago. [New York Times]
- Scandals-galore filter: a list of the top 6 anonymous British work blogs. We'd like to see people blogging from the Economic Planning Unit, MACC, and the Prime Minister's Office, ourselves. [guardian.co.uk]
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