See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation.

Learn more about Lingua  »

· September, 2005

Stories about Singapore from September, 2005

Singapore: Blogs worse than porn?

Huichieh Loy, at From a Singapore Angle takes issue with a recent commentary in the Straits Times newspaper saying blogs are worse than porn, and links to the storm of...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
28 September 2005

Malaysia: Bloggers’ pre-emptive strike

Freedom of speech or is it blatant abuse of Internet as a channel for expression? Come over to Malaysia. Just as the Singaporean government was hauling in three bloggers within...

Written by Jeff Ooi
19 September 2005

Singapore cracks down on bloggers

Freedom of speech or is it blatant abuse of Internet as a channel for expression? Just as Malaysian bloggers are getting jittery over seditious commentaries being posted by readers in...

Written by Jeff Ooi
19 September 2005

Singapore: online sedition

From a Singapore Angle rounds up blogger coverage of the two bloggers charged with sedition for racist remarks online. There is also a follow-up post here. mr brown has more...

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon
13 September 2005

Singapore: Fear of a White Elephant

A mysterious installation of cardboard white elephants outside a subway station causes consternation in Singapore. Singapore Ink speculates on their origins, Doubleyellow cheers their existence, and Omeka na Huria says...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
8 September 2005

Singapore: Tehelka reporter

Aniruddha Bahal, the famous investigative journalist from India's online news site Tehelka.com, gave a talk at the Singapore National University in late August. An audio recording is now available.

Written by Jeff Ooi
6 September 2005

Singapore: Wiki for policy

Wannabe Lawyer is using wikispaces to build a wiki for Singapore Policy. “We know we are capable of robust political debate without descending in chaos, rioting and a destruction of...

Written by Jeff Ooi
6 September 2005

Singapore: Godcasting

Godcasting, anyone? “Religious and spiritually themed podcasts” are making their way into iPods, allowing those in hospitals, oversleepers, and others who can’t make it to their place of worship the...

Written by Jeff Ooi
6 September 2005

Indonesia: Katrina Hurricane

Indonesian blogger A. Fatih Syuhud appeals for alms for Americans affected by Katrina Hurricane. Singapore blogger Yuhui wonders if life will return toNew Orleans to the same level of its...

Written by Jeff Ooi
5 September 2005

Singapore: Blogger wins poetry awards

Lawyer/blogger Gilbert KohChin Wang won the Golden Point Award 2005 for English Poetry. The Awards is the only national creative writing competition which welcomes entries in the four official languages...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

Singapore: New anti-terrorist tactics

Singapore tightens anti-terrorist procedure. Trucks carrying petrol and other flammable materials will be limited to three entry points into the central business district effective October1. Besides, satellite guided tracking devices...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

This site is licensed as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Please read our attribution policy to learn about freely redistributing our work Creative Commons License Some Rights Reserved