Latest posts by Mong Palatino from November, 2010
Philippines: Students oppose education budget cuts
Student activists in the Philippines are protesting the decision of the government to slash the funding of state universities.
Indonesia: Cyber attacks against groups which exposed torture video
The websites of groups which exposed the torture video in West Papua involving Indonesian soldiers have been targets of cyber attacks last week.
East Timor's first serious investor
Despite the pledge of various individuals and companies to invest in East Timor, nothing much has happened. Here comes Jape Kong Su, a Chinese Timorese, who has raised funds to build Timor Plaza. He is hailed as the country's ‘first serious investor.’
East Timor: Ramelau Cultural Festival
Ramelau Cultural Festival, the first cultural festival in East Timor, was organized to celebrate Timorese culture and unity.
Myanmar: Cyclone Giri relief network
A group of volunteers has formed a network to provide relief assistance and raise funds for the victims of Cyclone Giri which hit Myanmar a few weeks ago. The group is also complaining of lack of international media coverage on the issue.
Vietnam: Bún mắm nêm
Lan in Hue, Vietnam blogs about Bún mắm nêm (rice vermicelli with smelly fish sauce). She says it is the smelliest among the many Vietnamese fish sauces.
Indonesia: ‘Misleading’ economic data
Martin Manurung from Indonesia blogs about the ‘misleading’ economic data used by government ministers who are projecting that the country will be the 5th biggest economy in the world in 2030
Indonesia: Successful Pesta Blogger 2010
Pesta Blogger, the annual gathering of bloggers in Indonesia, was successfully held a few days ago. More than 1,000 bloggers attended the event. One of the objectives was to raise funds to help the tsunami and earthquake refugees in the country
Myanmar election map
The Democratic Voice of Burma has set-up an election map to monitor election-related events, protests, cases of violence in Myanmar. Elections will be held on November 7.
Southeast Asia: Social media events
John Berns links to the upcoming social media events in Southeast Asia. Barcamp Vientiane One! will take place on November 27 and Joomla Day in Thailand is scheduled on November 13
Thailand: #thaiflood hashtag
Use the #thaiflood twitter hashtag to monitor the recent flooding disaster in Thailand. Flooding also hit the north part of Malaysia
Brunei: Public holidays
Geek in White posts the public holidays in Brunei for the year 2011
Southeast Asia: Interactive Sex Education Website
Established in July 2010 in Singapore, the website sexxie.tv is the world’s first and only sex education platform adopted by renowned doctors for interactive sex education. Unlike traditional sex education programs, sexxie.tv uses the online platform to reach its clients.
