Malaysia at the center of attention It has been more than a week since the Lina Joy verdict but we Malaysians can count on being in the international spotlight for much longer. Spotlight that the government rather not have, despite this year being Visit Malaysia Year 2007. Malaysians and foreigners alike are looking forward to a titillating court case involving a blown-up Mongolian model, a close aide (admittedly now, no longer) to the Deputy Prime Minister, arms deals and romantic liasions.

And just a few days ago, our widowed Prime Minister got hitched to his sister-in-la, also widely reported in the media. To some, this smells a little incestous but for Malaysia observers, this is not surprising. The country's former Deputy Prime Minister was sacked many years ago for allegedly having sex with another man. To many, Malaysian developments are like a soap opera gone haywire. And now, we have massive flash floods despite spending billions on so-called flood mitigation projects...Malaysia boleh?  ¶ 4:38 PM