Latest posts by Mong Palatino from February, 2009
Indonesia: 300 buildings destroyed during quake
Over 300 buildings were destroyed after a 7.4-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia last Thursday.
Indonesia: Divorce and polygamy
I feel guilty writing about divorce and polygamy on Valentine’s Day. But these two unmentionable topics are also realities of love and relationships. In Indonesia, more women are divorcing their husbands because of polygamy.
Twitter Community in Vietnam
There is a growing Twitter community in Vietnam. They even have a Facebook account.
Vietnam: Top stories on mobile technology
Step2 Radar lists the top stories on mobile technology in Vietnam in 2008. This year, he predicts, “there will be more mobile social networks, some will be built from famous Vietnamese social network websites.”
Twitter, a failure in Vietnam?
Fresco 2.0 writes about Vietnam's failure to embrace Twitter.
Malaysian Obama
According to a political analyst, “The Malaysian equivalent of Obama would be a Chinese Muslim who is extremely fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, whose mother is Malay and who got his undergraduate degree from a Malaysian public university.”
East Timor: Opinion on Prime Minister
Agio Pereira writes an opinion piece about the political career of East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.
Malaysia: Political party squabbles
Reacting to the recent political crisis in Malaysia, Niki Cheong comments: “I have always been against the idea of people giving up their seats and forcing a by-election. I always thought that it was a waste of money, a waste of effort and a mockery of democracy.”
Indonesia: Many are still using Firefox 2
Through Twitter, Enda reports that Indonesia has the highest percentage of Firefox 2 users.
Myanmar: Three-year cyclone relief plan
According to The Irrawaddy, the Tripartite Core Group of Burma has a 3-year recovery and preparedness plan and will seek US $691 million to continue the Cyclone Nargis relief effort. Nargis hit Myanmar last May 2008 which killed and displaced hundreds of thousands in the country.
Malaysia: Opposition papers confiscated
Opposition newspapers Harakah and Suara KeADILan have been confiscated by the tens of thousands in Malaysia. Critics say this “is a politically motivated move by the government to block information.”
Indonesia: Earthquake report through Twitter
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia and some parts of the Philippines. Twitter broke the news ahead of mainstream media. Jyamasaki tweets: “I continue to be impressed how twitter is able to report on the Earthquake in Indonesia a few hours before it's reported on major news sites.”
Thai gov't upset over Angelina Jolie comment on refugees
UN Goodwill Ambassador and American actress Angelina Jolie visited a refugee camp in Thailand. Her visit and comments about the state of refugees from Myanmar were criticized by Thailand’s government. What are the views of bloggers in Thailand?
Chikungunya in Singapore
Dengue cases were down in Singapore last year but chikungunya infections were up. Last month more chikungunya cases were reported. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health which included chikungunya fever in its weekly infectious disease bulletin. It is feared that chikungunya will soon become endemic in Singapore: “The...
Philippines: Chess to be taught in schools
Jhay supports the inclusion of chess in the school curriculum of the Philippines.
Malaysia: War on Dengue and Chikungunya
The Malaysian government has launched a dengue awareness campaign in response to the rising number of dengue cases. Aside from dengue, there is another virus which is spreading in several Malaysian states: Chikungunya.
Thailand: Four years after the tsunami
Jamie from Phuket, Thailand remembers the tsunami which hit Asia-Pacific last December 2004. Jamie blogs the tsunami's impact on Phuket. Lilian offered prayers for those who lost loved ones on that day.
Singapore: Pictures at a traffic junction
While waiting for the traffic lights to turn green, Frannxis from Singapore found the time to shoot pictures at the traffic junction.
Singapore: Internet not self-regulated enough
A Singapore minister complains that the internet “is not an effective self-regulated regime.” Mollymeek is worried that many Singaporeans consider self-regulation as an “unproblematically positive concept.” Molly asserts that “self-regulated regime is a disciplinary regime.”
Singapore: Art culture is a joke?
The Temple of Thoughts comments on the state of arts in Singapore: “Singapore is too efficient. We all got to admit, it’s clean, green, but sterile and concrete. Our art culture is a joke, and as much as we want to call ourselves vibrant and cultured, we still have a...
Bangkok's sky trains
Fable posts a picture of Bangkok's sky train. The blogger writes: “I love the sky trains in Bangkok. Where the underground trains are boring, the sky trains are always covered in bright advertisements.”
