Latest posts by Mong Palatino from April, 2008
Cambodia: Where is social justice?
Carrie Martin asks: Where is justice in Cambodia?
Philippines: Blogging summit
iBlog4 or the 4th Philippine Blogging Summit is taking place today.
East Timor: Lifting of State of Emergency
As the state of emergency and associated curfew has been lifted in East Timor, Dili-gence feels “bamboozled” by the President’s statements of late.
Singapore: Who is to be blamed for the escape of a terrorist?
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! explains how the escape of a terrorist from a Singapore prison is generating debates on who should take the blame for the embarrassment.
Brunei: Little steps to save Earth
The Lazy Turtle reminds us that it takes little steps to save the Earth. “Its these little steps that can contribute a lot. Consider it as buying insurance for your children and your grandchildren against climate disasters.”
Indonesia: Olympic torch relay
Reacting to the detention of a Dutch citizen after joining a pro-Tibet Olympics rally in Jakarta, Unspun wonders “about the rightness of foreigners taking up causes in other people’s countries.”
Myanmar: Voting for the Constitutional Referendum
The Burmese Ruby Diary shares her feelings during the second time she voted as a citizen of Myanmar.
Thailand: Refusing to stand for the Royal Anthem
Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal features the perspective of a Thai citizen who has been charged with lèse majesté for refusing to stand for the Royal Anthem before a film screening last year.
Malaysia: Woman molested by an Ex-Cabinet Minister?
Aarvidi’s Weblog comments on a news report of a woman alleging that a former Malaysian cabinet minister had molested her in a hotel.
Olympic torch relay in Southeast Asia
The Olympic Torch has landed in the Southeast Asian region. Bloggers describe how ordinary people, protesters, police forces, sports enthusiasts and politicians are reacting to the arrival of the Olympic Torch in the region.
Singapore: How a terrorist escaped from a high-security cell
The Sun Shines on Singapore comments on a government report explaining how a terrorist escaped from a maximum security prison
Indonesia: 15 years for terrorist leaders
jubaonline writes that Indonesian terrorists who were sentenced to only 15 years in jail will be able to “walk out early because they didn't get life sentences.” The blogger adds that “Every Idul Fitri and Independence Day, prisoners in Indonesia get reductions in their sentences for good behavior.
Myanmar: Bomb blasts in Yangon
Ashin Mettacara reports that two bombs exploded in the largest city of Myanmar. No casualties were immediately reported.
Brunei: Making a bank bag
Spiritual Garden shows how she made a bank bag using a used envelope wrapped with papers torn from a fashion magazine.
Controversial Malaysian politician now a blogger
Dr. Chua Soi Lek, a former Malaysian politician who figured in a DVD sex scandal early this year is now blogging. In one of his posts he asks: “Should we fully trust new media and desert mainstream media?”
Philippines: Medical scandal
This Woman's Views is horrified that doctors in a Philippine hospital were caught laughing hysterically in an operating room while removing a can of cologne spray inside a patient’s bottom
Thailand: Olympic torch in Bangkok
As the Olympic Torch is coming to Bangkok, Camille's Samui Weather warns that any foreigner “caught protesting or rather disrupting the relay will be punished in a complete over the top way.”
Vietnam: Early rainy season
antidote to burnout explains why there will be an early start on the rainy season this year in Vietnam, and possibly in the Southeast Asian region as well
Vietnam: Morning activities
Virtual Doug observes that the Vietnamese get up early in the morning and that they like to spend their morning hours in different ways.
Indonesian politicians must blog
Jakartass notes that the ruling party in Indonesia has decreed that candidates for posts will be required to set up blogs.
Rare books on Southeast Asian histories burned
Andy's Cambodia sadly writes that his colleague, Kent Davis, lost a collection of 2,000 antique books, many of which are rare Southeast Asian histories dating back to the 1830s
