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1 September 2005

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Stories from 1 September 2005

China: Dragon rising

Has the World Trade Organization (WTO) failed to restrain the Rising Dragon now that China is also having problems with exporting to the world? The Vagabond Society blog says with...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

China:

Just as U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour, was making a 5-day visit to China, a group of AIDS patients from Shangcai county had traveled to Beijing to...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

Taiwan: Investors beware

Scholars and experts warned Taiwanese investors and businesses about the credibility of China's official statistics regarding economic growth. One of them said China's economic growth rate did not tally with...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

Indonesia: Swapping lives

Dewi, a 23-year old from Jogjakarta from Central Java, will swap life with Violet, a 19-year old from Sydney for 10 weeks. Violet explored issues ranging from sexuality to the...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

Malaysia: Gagging airwaves & cyberspace

Malaysia is gaining harsh perception over its governance of the airwaves and cyberspace. Indonesia-based blogger Indcoup links to a story on Malaysia's newly launched crackdown on porn stored on mobile...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

Indonesia: “Dollarization”

American economist, Steven Hanke of Johns Hopkins University, has a harsh prescription to cure Indonesia's economic woes: “The only way Indonesia can stabilize the currency is to take all discretion...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 September 2005

South Korea: Internationalised TV

The Korean emergence now takes the form of internationalized television. After making waves in Southeast Asia, Korean TV serial Daejangeum looks set to conquer stations in the United States, broadcasting...

Written by Jeff Ooi
1 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
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