· August, 2006

Stories about Malaysia from August, 2006

Malaysia: Mahatir's Lament

  29 August 2006

Ktemoc covers the latest attempt by former Malaysian prime minister Mahatir to claim back the centrestage in Malaysian politics. Mahatir was one of the longest serving leaders in the world. He retired from active politics after handing over the power to Ahmad Badawi [AAB] couple of years back. Recently, Mahatir...

Malaysia: How Un-Malaysian Are You?

  25 August 2006

Malaysian blogger Kenny Sia put up a quiz that helps his readers answer how un-Malaysian they are. “Some say driving rudely is intrinsically Malaysian, but in Australia their drivers are a hundred times worse than Malaysian drivers. Similarly, your IC might say you're Malaysian, but when you listen to Britney...

Cambodia: A Cambodian Geek in Malaysia

  25 August 2006

The blogger at khmerak.com is in Malaysia to attend an e-media training at a Malaysian online journalism organisation. The blogger describes his first day in Malaysia.

Malaysia: Moderating Comments

  22 August 2006

Jeff Ooi in Malaysia is asking his readers “Do you favour a pre-moderated comments mechanism, or real-time publsihing after the initial user authentication requirement (as currently practised in this blog)?”. This comes after a newspaper editor filed a complaint against a comment posted on Ooi's blog.

Malaysia: Crime in Johor

  22 August 2006

Fat4 laments the security situation in Johor Bahru, the Malaysian town that forms the border with Singapore. In recent years the rising crime has given the city a bad name. “The Johor Bahru i used to love has been snatched away from me.”

Cambodia: New Story Tellers on the Internet

  20 August 2006

According to a research report released recently by Pew Internet, most webloggers don't consider themselves doing journalism. In most cases they are not up to what a journalist does. In Cambodian blogosphere, there exists a series of interviews done by digital citizens playing the role of citizen's media. Chan Bopha,...

Global Food Blog Report #28

  15 August 2006

#1: From Tanzania, MiRecipe.com spices up the day with an incredible easy and delicious recipe to prepare "Chatini Ya Ukwaju" (Tamarind Chutney). It is great with bread, and a tasty addition to your salad, fish or chicken dishes. Recipe in EN and Swahili. Get the recipe now! #2: From Germany,...

Malaysia: Leader's Rivalry

  9 August 2006

Ktemoc looks at the recent speech by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir critisizing the current Prime Minister Badawi. The blogger also makes a point about Internet censorship. “Maybe AAB[Badawi], having anticipated the MM[Mahatir]-escalation, had called for the tightening up of media outlets, especially those on the Internet as Mahathir would...

Malaysia: Editor files Complaint against Blogger

  3 August 2006

Malaysian blogger Jeff Ooi has a post on a newspaper editor lodging a complaint against his weblog. The editor took offence to one of the comments on a post where the blogger had discussed the editor's column on former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir.

Malaysia: No to Internet Censorship

  3 August 2006

Malaysian politician and blogger Lim Kit Siang has this suggestion for the Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after the Prime Minster supported a call by his Information Minister to control the internet in order to stop rumours.