Chinese history painted over in fresco farce
Officials are planning to return frescoes at a Qing Dynasty-era temple back to their original form after they were painted over during restorations.
one fellow's political coverage, music ramblings and general hijinks across decades under a range of guises at several locations often in a state of awe.
Officials are planning to return frescoes at a Qing Dynasty-era temple back to their original form after they were painted over during restorations.
By Nic Mclellan. Originally posted in Overland, Spring 2013
WAROONA–By golly does having the hire car make a huge difference when in a country town. Headed up to Perth and the Pt Walter foreshore with Gene, Jacq and Chris for a bit of seagull chasing.
The chiefs of Afghanistan’s interior ministry and intelligence have abruptly resigned following a series of failed attacks at the opening of last week’s peace jirga.
There has been a call for the entire Tongan cabinet to resign following the Commission of Inquiry report into last year’s ferry disaster, which criticises the government for buying an unsafe and unseaworthy vessel.
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At the start of this year, India was rocked by revelations that the huge software and outsourcing group Satyam had overestimated its profits to the tune of around $US1 billion. Before his arrest, chairman and IT poster-boy Ramalinga Raju said he had been “riding a tiger, not knowing how to get off without being eaten”.
Cambodians celebrating their national day on Sunday woke to the news Monday that their most senior police chief, along with a 4-star army general, had died in a helicopter crash. Chief of Police Hok Lundy had held the position for 14 years, and was a trusted offsider to Prime Minister Hun Sen. Last year, the … Continue reading “Cambodia’s top cop dies in chopper crash”