Stories from 11 January 2011
China: Mining in Tibet
Tibetan Plateau blog uses Google Earth to monitor mining activities in Gyama, Tibet.
Mexico: Tweeting About Violence With #RedMexico
Tired of drug-related violence, Mexican Twitter users are using the hashtag #MexicoRojo ("Red Mexico") to discuss the issue and update their followers on recent events.
Teach for Malaysia project
Jude Chia blogs about the Teach for Malaysia project which aims to end education inequity in Malaysia.
Brain drain in Malaysia
Evelyn Wong, writing for the New Mandala, studies the brain drain problem in Malaysia.
Malaysia: Historic cemetery plot to be removed
Heritage enthusiasts are upset over the eviction of a family cemetery plot in a historic location in Malaysia. Local officials approved the property development plan in the area.
Malaysia: Critique of history syllabus
Dr Geoff Wade discusses the changing history syllabus in Malaysian schools. The author notes that ‘half of the country disappeared’ in the history syllabus focusing on Malays.
Philippines: Thousands affected by flashfloods
According to the Philippine govenrment's Department of Social Welfare and Development, more than 800,000 people are affected by flashfloods in the southern provinces
Latin America: Introducing “Multilatinas”
Ben from The Latin Americanist explains: “Multi-latinas are companies that operate across Latin America, primarily with Latin American capital, and that take advantage of their local expertise to find niches and beat international competitors.” He argues that Multilatinas are “one of the most positive developments” among the different agreements Latin...
