Kuala Lumpur, the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city. *Photo from Wikipedia
It commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, and Sarawak to form Malaysia.
*As for the overview of Malaysia such as history, culture, religion etc, see this article.
*Reference: Wikipedia
Darvaza gas crater, known locally as the “Door to Hell” or ”Gates of Hell”, a natural gas field collapsed into an underground cavern located in Derweze, Turkmenistan. Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously since 1971. The diameter of the crater is 69 meters (226 ft), and its depth is 30 meters (98 ft). *Photo from Wikipedia October 27 is Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991. The region’s written history begins with the region’s conquest by the Achaemenid Empire of ancient
Uttar Pradeshi thali, a Northern Indian cuisine. Thali is the Indian name for a round platter used to serve food. *Photo from Wikipedia August 15 is Independence Day, celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947. The Indian subcontinent was home to the urban Indus Valley Civilisation of the 3rd millennium BCE. In the following millennium, the oldest scriptures associated with Hinduism began to be composed. Social stratification, based on caste, emerged in the first millennium BCE, and Buddhism and Jainism arose. Early political consolidations took place under the Maurya and Gupta empires; the later peninsular Middle
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Shota Ko (China) Representative of China Elite Club One day we received a mail. “I’ll launch a new web media so let me hear your ideas”. A person who sent us this mail is Shota Ko, today’s interviewee. We met him for the first time at a seminar about how to attract foreign tourists to Japan. We swapped business cards with each other, but we didn’t talk very much. However he remembered us, who has been running a tiny web media and asked for our advice. Then we met each
