Mong Palatino · November, 2009

Latest posts by Mong Palatino from November, 2009

Laos: Finswimming part of ASEAN games

  15 November 2009

In next month's Southeast Asian Games, there will be no sporting events for basketball, gymnastics and track cycling. But finswimming is included in the competition.

Thailand: House of Museums

  15 November 2009

My Unseen Thailand is impressed with a Bangkok museum called House of Museums. The said museum displays everyday items of the 1950s and 1960s.

Singapore: Housing prices

  14 November 2009

Urbanrant warns against new policies and trends which contradict the promotion of “affordable housing” in Singapore.

Singapore: Monitoring New Media

  14 November 2009

It has been reported in Singapore that “government ministries and agencies have been seeking social media intelligence services for monitoring online sentiments related to their scope of work.”

Cambodian Ambassador sends protest letter to Thai newspaper

  11 November 2009

Cambodian Ambassador You Aye, who is not pleased with the editorial published by Thai newspaper The Nation on the ongoing diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia, sends a letter to the editorial board of the paper accusing them of “becoming a tool for escalating tensions between the two countries.”

Cambodia: Comics culture

  11 November 2009

Webbed Feet, Web Log notes that Cambodia had a thriving comics culture during the socialist era but it declined when the country adopted free market principles in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Cambodia: Online press freedom

  11 November 2009

Sopheap Chak explains why “online press freedom is emerging as the new digital democracy” in Cambodia. The writer adds that blogs and websites are enjoying more freedom from government censorship.

Thailand-Cambodia diplomatic row heats up

  11 November 2009

Thailand and Cambodia recalled their ambassadors. An energy exploration deal between the two nations was suspended. The issue is no longer confined to a border dispute. Check out the reactions of bloggers to the escalating diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia.

Brunei: Youngest woman to ski South Pole

  11 November 2009

Iantie Safar is happy for Dk Najibah Eradah, Brunei's first and youngest woman to ski the South Pole. The young Bruneian will join the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antartic Expedition.

Vietnam: Food safety

  11 November 2009

Health authorities discovered that a Vietnamese bottled drinking water is not safe for consumption. Banned food items are also being sold in many market stalls.

Thailand: Inside a Bangkok prison

  4 November 2009

Gary Graeme Jones is a prisoner in Bang Kwang Prison, Thailand’s high security prison for men. Gary’s letters and reports are published on a blog by his supporters. This blog informs the public about the conditions of inmates in this famous prison complex.