Christmas Island recently celebrated its 50th year of being a territory of Australia, and a large group of Malaysians was there to join in the fun.
THE vast blue Indian Ocean envelopes this tiny island, teeming with exotic crustaceans, birds and marine life. With an area of 135sqkm (compared to Singapore’s 683sqkm), it is literally a dot in the ocean. The nearest land due west is Africa, which is over 5,000km away.
