Things are looking upwards


Electronic eyes: More CCTV cameras, similar to the one above being installed in Beijing, are being pointed upwards at buildings to catch apartment residents who dangerously throw rubbish from above. — AFP

ASK any of your Malaysian friends living in Beijing one word to describe the Chinese capital and the answer you will often get is “safe”.

I concur with them. Beijing is a relatively safe place with low street crime such as snatch theft and robbery.

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