Latest posts by Mong Palatino from December, 2010
Thailand: Addressing youth sexuality needs
Love Care Station and Teen Path, both based in Thailand, are online portals that provide sexuality education and counseling to young people in Thailand.
Philippines: Expats and migrants blog awards
The list of winners of the 2010 Philippine Expats/OFW Blog Awards is now posted online. OFW means Overseas Filipino Workers.
Student condition in Indonesia
EngageMedia uploads a video featuring university students from Jakarta, Indonesia who talk about their education and the condition of students in Indonesia.
East Timor: Unsafe oil power project
La'o Hamutuk reports that the construction of an oil power plant in East Timor is encountering many problems. It observed that the project is characterized by “bad planning, dubious procurement procedures, incompetent contractors, illegal practices, poor oversight, and lack of transparency and accountability.”
Singapore dismisses Wikileaks expose as mere ‘cocktail talk’
According to the latest cable reports from Wikileaks, Singapore's senior diplomats believe the leaders of their neighbors are opportunists, sodomists, and corrupt politicians. And they think India is stupid and Japan is a big fat loser. Here are reactions from Singapore bloggers
Wikileaks reveals how Singapore views its neighbors
According to the latest cable reports from Wikileaks, Singapore's senior diplomats believe the leaders of their neighbors are opportunists, sodomists, and corrupt politicians. And they think Japan is a big fat loser. Here are blog and twitter reactions from Malaysia
Indonesia: On whitening lotion promotion
elmefan3 criticizes the obsession of some Indonesians with whitening lotion products.
Indonesia: Flogging for extramarital kiss
Ross from Indonesia condemns the flogging received by a couple in Aceh after being caught of engaging in an extramarital kiss.
Indoleaks: Indonesia's version of Wikileaks?
Indoleaks was recently launched as Indonesia's answer to Wikileaks.
Brunei International Defence Expo
anakbrunei posts pictures of the Brunei International Defence Expo.
Philippines: 2010 blog awards finalists
Tonyo provides the list of the 2010 Philippine blog awards finalists
Malaysia: ‘Justice for Sisters’ campaign
‘Justice for sisters’ is a grassroots campaign to raise public awareness about issues faced by the Mak Nyah community in Malaysia. Mak nyah is a Malay term for a male-to-female transsexual.
Malaysia: Curbing online piracy
Charles Hector warns about a proposed law in Malaysia which could be used to monitor the internet activities of individuals. The aim of the law is to curb online piracy
Indonesia: Protecting migrant workers
EngageMedia uploads a video about efforts to improve the protection of Indonesia's migrant workers
Thailand: Government torturing protesters?
Bangkok Pundit blogs about a report accusing the Thailand government of using torture against anti-government protesters.
Philippines: Journalists using Twitter
reporter.ph is a website that gathers the tweets of Filipino journalists.
Malaysia: Politician wants to ban Facebook
A member of Umno Supreme Council in Malaysia threatened to petition the blocking of Facebook if it continues to allow the publication of materials that pose a threat to national security.
Wikileaks and Thailand
What are specific Wikileaks revelations on Thailand? The most interesting so far cites the case of Russian businessman and alleged arms smuggler Viktor Bout who faced trial in Thailand before being extradited to the United States this year.
Wikileaks: 994 secret cables from Malaysia
About 994 secret cables from Kuala Lumpur are expected to be published by Wikileaks. The cable reports which were initially downloaded revealed that two Malaysia firms were mentioned as being suspected of procuring arms in behalf of Iranian entities.
Singapore: Educamp photos
Preetam posted photos of the recently concluded Singapore EduCamp. “EduCamps are BarCamp style un-conferences where educators and people interested in education come and share their projects, ideas and findings.”
Thailand: News stories about King's birthday
Political Prisoners in Thailand summarizes the news stories and commentaries about the 83rd birthday of Thailand's King.
