Around Asia

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Visiting Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur within a week to map out the press freedom situation for the Doha Centre for
Media Freedom. Some impressions.

by Ole Chavannes, 11 mei 2012

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The Met - an apartment building in Sathorn Bangkok with a really cool design from the outside, but a bleak interiour (link).


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According to an Indonesian friend: 'I don't know what it is, but something in between fish and snake'; very crispy.

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Actors behind the scenes in 'Teater Jakarta' - a beautiful new building in the TIM park (link).

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The Twin Towers (452m) in Kuala Lumpur - the world's tallest buildings between 1998-2004, now it's the Burj Khalifa (link).

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Bright sidewalk tidbits in Bangkok.

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Public transport is ... popular ;-)

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Visiting friends Guy, Sarah & KK in Bangkok, just before they return to France. So let's have fresh red meat on the sidewalk.

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