Latest posts by Mong Palatino from January, 2010
Philippines: “Renewable Marriage Bill”
A partylist group in the Philippines wants to introduce a law that would put a ten-year expiration date on marriage contracts. As expected this unique proposal generated an intense reaction in the blogosphere.
Philippines: Mindanao review in 2009
The Mindanao Examiner reviews the significant events in Mindanao Island in the past year. Mindanao is the second biggest island in the Philippines
Philippines: Blogger charged with libel
A Filipino blogger was charged with a libel suit by the secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development after writing about the ‘rotting’ relief goods in a government warehouse. This is the first time a public official has sued a blogger in the Philippines.
Vietnam: Long prison terms for ‘democracy activists’
Four ‘democracy activists’ in Vietnam were sentenced to long prison terms for subversion. The four dissidents are advocating social change through non-violent means.
Vietnam: Football frenzy
Football is very popular in Vietnam. Every time Vietnam wins in international competitions, it generates a lot of excitement, and traffic, in big cities.
Vietnam: Motorbike parking payment system
The Final Word describes the new payment system in one of the largest motorbike parking lots in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
Myanmar: Freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi?
A Myanmar junta official hints that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be set free this year. But the opposition doubts if this is an official announcement.
Philippines: Online behavior of netizens in 2009
Tonyo Cruz highlights the top online campaigns in the Philippines in 2009. He also noted the rising number of internet users in the country
East Timor: Rising cost of living
Residents are complaining about the rising cost of living in Dili, East Timor.
Indonesia: Pop music hits
The Lost Boy samples the latest pop music hits from Indonesia.
Kucku: Vietnam-based social media site
Kucku is a Vietnam-based microblog platform that helps users to send quick messages about what they are thinking or just found out.
East Timor: Travel notes of a Singapore journalist
A Singaporean journalist writes his impressions of East Timor when he visited the country upon the invitation of East Timor leaders.
Indonesia: Twitter capital of Asia
Indonesia is the Twitter capital of Asia. It ranks 6th in the world with the most number of twitter users and tweets contributed in the web
Thailand: Mobile internet users
Latest data shows Thailand has 12 million mobile internet users.
Hotline to check status of Filipinos in Haiti
The Philippine government has set up a hotline where Filipinos can check the status of their relatives who are trapped in earthquake-hit Haiti.
Cambodia: Conference on “Open knowledge, free culture”
The conference “Open Knowledge, free culture” was organized at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Speakers discussed, among others, the impact of new technology and social media in Southeast Asian societies.
Why Malaysians are migrating?
The number of Malaysians who are migrating to other countries is increasing. The Other Malaysia provides a historical and political analysis to this phenomenon.
Philippines: Top gay films of the decade
The Bakla Review lists the ten most important gay films of the past ten years in the Philippines
Brunei: “Rainart” on Twitter
It's been raining hard in Brunei in the past few days. Maurina gathers the “rainart” twitter pictures uploaded by her friends.
Church attacks in Malaysia
Several Christian churches were attacked in Malaysia following a court ruling which overturned the government directive banning non-Muslims from using the word Allah in their teachings and publications. Here are some reactions from the Malaysian blogosphere
Thailand: Radio brainwashing
A radio listener complains about the “radio programming and brainwashing” in Thailand.
