Stories about Malaysia from August, 2007
Malaysia: Bangsa Malaysia at Blog House
Young Malaysian blogger Aishah blogs about the recent gathering of bloggers in Malaysia.
Malaysia: Malaysia and AIDS
RantingsbyMM blogs about a recent conference on AIDS she attended in Sri Lanka. The blogger also touches on the attitude of some Malaysian officials who attend such conferences.
Malaysia: Fun Look at Sibu
Kempua Talk takes a fun look at her hometown Sibu.
Malaysia: Fued over Appointing a Chief Judge
Malaysia Today writes about the impasse over appointing a Chief Judge in Malaysia.
Malaysia: Forum on Future of Malaysian Solidarity
Haris Ibrahim is inviting readers to join a forum titled “Bangsa Malaysia : The Way Forward”. The forum features some of the prominent Malaysian bloggers.
South East Asia: Ghost Month
The Travellers Tale blog explains the origins of the Chinese Ghost Month feast.
Malaysia: Talking Politics with Kids harder than talking about Sex
5Xmom says its harder to talk about politics with kids compared to talking about sex. The blogger offers some suggestions to the parents on balancing their kid's independent thinking and political correctness.
Malaysia: Malaysian Youtube Rapper
Cowboycaleb comments on a rap video that a Malaysian student in Taiwan uploaded on youtube. The video has the Malaysian national flag as the backdrop. Malaysian police are contemplating charging the student under the country's sedition charge.
Thailand: Tallest Peak in South East Asia
BISEAN publishes pictures and heights of the top ten highest mountain peaks in order to dispel the myth created by travel agents that Mount Kinabalu in Sabah is the tallest peak in South East Asia.
Malaysia: Human Trafickers Friends With Authorities
KTEMOC comments on the complicity of Malysian officials with human traffickers as reported by NBC and highlighted by another online news site.
Malaysia: Looking Forward to Olympics Games and English Spellings
Journal of the Whills is humored by spelling and grammar on Chinese products and is looking forward for more enjoyment at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games.
Malaysia: Slow Development of Kuching
Kenny Sia finds the reason why his hometown Kuching is lagging behind with its development.
Malaysia: Commiting a Blog Suicide
Wuching says the best way to kill your own blog is to start writing paid posts.
Malaysia: RM100k a month for Blogging
Suanie is asking bloggers who earn RM 100K a month to stand up and teach her their blogging tricks. This is after a Malaysian ruling party's information chief accused some bloggers of taking large amount of cash from foreign organisations and writing critical posts about the government.
Malaysia: Welcoming Blogger's Political Move
Unspun welcome blogger Jeff Ooi taking an active role in politics by joining an opposition party in Malaysia. “It will be instructive to see, however, whether he can translate his skills as an outspoken blogger into those of a politician’s. The two skill sets are worlds apart and on can...