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A travel writer talks about his unusual drinking experiences during his tour to Asia. He found the Chinese drinking habits most peculiar, especially the customary toast, or 'ganbei,' which ironically means dry cup, and the practice of getting drunk on special occasions. In South Korea, his glass would be refilled every time he emptied it, but his drunkenness was pardoned. In Tokyo he and his friend consumed the only four beer bottles available in a bar catering to a mainly Scotch-drinking clientele, and in Singapore he managed to illegally buy a two-liter beer can for $18 despite strict legal prohibition.
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Samarinda, a small rural town along the mouth of Mahakam River in Borneo, is the best place to start off on a trip to Kalimantan's denserain forests. From Samarinda, one may take a slow boat or hire an airplane at Mission Aviation Fellowship. The latter is recommended for a faster albeit unsafe trip. A short distance from Central Kalimantan border is Dilangputi, a Dayak village. Though tagged as shifting cultivators greatly responsible for forest destruction, Dayak villagers point to loggers as the real scourge of Kalimantan's dense forest cover.
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The Malaysian government is attempting to develop the country's local theater. The Ministry of Culture offers up to M$50,000 in grants plus other incentives for the production of plays. However, since synopses must first be approved by ministry officials, all commissioned plays for 1991 and early 1992 have so far been comedies. Officials are also planning to establish a national theater arts complex in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
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