Mong Palatino · June, 2010

Latest posts by Mong Palatino from June, 2010

Cambodia: “Development evictions”

  24 June 2010

Cambodia ranks first among Asian countries in the number of ‘development’ evictions or the act of demolishing urban poor settlements in the name of ‘development.’

Singapore: Government steps up anti-littering drive

  21 June 2010

Despite the strict laws against littering in Singapore, the number of offenders still went up in recent years prompting the government to intensify its anti-litter campaign. A more aggressive shame campaign will be implemented and “litter-free Ambassadors” will be recruited. Bloggers react

Singapore: Youth Olympic Games

  19 June 2010

The first Youth Olympic Games will take place in Singapore on August. Young athletes – aged between 14 and 18 years – will compete in 26 sports events.

Myanmar: Opposition website hacked

  19 June 2010

The Irrawaddy reports that photayokeking.org, an opposition website in Myanmar was attacked by hackers. The website provides alternative information about the Myanmar military

Vietnam: Law requiring surveillance app in Internet Cafes

  17 June 2010

Xeni Jardin over at boingboing has written a new post about new legal requirements for surveillance in Vietnam's internet cafes. Citing a recent PC Mag article and a recent entry at Google's Public Policy blog, she states that “a new law in Vietnam law requires all “retail Internet locations” to...

Laos: Forced to buy bracelets?

  14 June 2010

To mark Vientiane's 450th anniversary this year, local authorities issued bracelets for distribution. But there are rumors that rural villagers are being forced to buy these bracelets.

Indonesia: Who is Ariel “Peterporn”?

  10 June 2010

Ariel “Peterporn” became a twitter trend a few days ago. It refers to a famous Indonesian singer whose sex videos were uploaded on the web. Indonesian twitterers gave him the nickname “peterporn.”

Marry an Indonesian woman for a fee

  10 June 2010

There is a proposal by local conservative politicians in Indonesia to require foreigners to pay a fixed amount of money if they want to marry an Indonesian woman.

Timor Archives

  9 June 2010

Timor Archives blog is a project to “identify any privately-held Australian collections of documentary material on East Timor (1974-1999).”