Latest posts by Mong Palatino from July, 2010
Accessing Facebook in Vietnam
The Vietnam Reform Party has uploaded a document giving instructions to internet users on how to access Facebook in Vietnam. There have been many instances when some websites, including Facebook, are blocked in Vietnam.
Vietnam: Proposed human rights agenda
The Vietnam Reform Party has advised U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will visit Vietnam this week, to raise human rights issues with the Vietnam government. The group also highlighted the need to combat web censorship.
Myanmar: Martyr's Day celebration 2010
An opposition booklet poem was distributed by dissident groups inside Myanmar to mark the annual celebration of the Martyr's Day. The event commemorates the 1947 assassination of independence leaders.
Vietnam: Music performance using traditional instruments
A video was uploaded in youtube featuring four performances on traditional instruments at the Vietnam Institute of Musicology in Hanoi
Vietnam: Power and water woes
SaigonNezumi is hoping that the monsoon rains would arrive soon to ease the power and water shortages in Vietnam. He notes that many buildings in Hanoi and Saigon now have gas powered generators.
Vietnam: Cat Cafe
Ailu Coffee Cat is a cafe shop in Hanoi intended for cat lovers. The young owner of the cafe promotes the shop through facebook.
Southeast Asia: Sex and web censorship
Regulating internet content today is viewed as an anti-democratic practice but Southeast Asian governments seem able to justify it by invoking the need to save the young from the scourge of indecent sexual behavior.
Vietnam: Online Film Festival
The Yxine Festival was launched as an online short film festival for Vietnamese independent film makers from all over the world.
Cambodia: Oldest surviving cinema
Cine Lux is the only surviving old cinema in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. tilmanbaumgaertel took photo of the historic building.
Philippines: Grand old cinemas of Manila
tilmanbaumgaertel visited the grand old cinemas of Manila which are now in deteriorating conditions.
Vietnam: Flood in Hanoi
Dan shares his experience during a recent flooding in Hanoi, Vietnam. Pictures of the flood are uploaded in VN Express.
Singapore: Discrimination against obese health workers
Ravi Philemon writes about the reported discrimination against overweight health workers in Singapore
Singaporeans hate mega churches?
Blogger Irreligious tries to understand why some people in Singapore are skeptical about the rise of mega churches or church groups with large congregations
Sex Trafficking in Singapore
Sex Trafficking is cited by a blogger as a major human rights issue in Singapore but the government is downplaying the problem.
Singapore: Higher bus fares
Blowin’ in the Wind compares the old and new bus fares in Singapore and notes that many commuters have to pay more today.
Xenophobic Singapore?
In a blogpost titled Xenophobic Singapore, blogger Freak Thoughts traces the history of the city state to remind Singaporeans not to discriminate against Chinese immigrants.
Singapore: Political film removed from youtube
Martyn See was ordered by Singapore's Media Development Authority to remove the political film he uploaded on youtube. The film was banned by the government but Singaporean netizens have already widely distributed it in many sites.
Thailand: Blog on wheelchair accessible places
The blog Wheelchair accessible holidays Thailand provides relevant information to disabled people and wheelchair users about the accessibility of Hua Hin and Bangkok in Thailand.
Laos: Barcamp Vientiane
A group is now organizing Barcamp Vientiane which is tentatively scheduled for November.
Laos: Edible insects
Lao Voices quotes a survey report which shows that “95 percent of Laotians snack on critters.”
Flood-free Singapore?
Singapore Social and Political Thoughts reacts to the statement of the Prime Minister about the impossibility of the public expectation of a flood-free Singapore. The city-state was hit by flashfloods last month.
