Latest posts by Mong Palatino from January, 2011
Indonesia: Lessons from the football AFF Suzuki Cup 2010
Erwin from Indonesia identifies the lessons learned in the ASEAN Federation Football Suzuki Cup 2010. Indonesia lost to Malaysia in the championship game.
Indonesia: The coming ASEAN community
Multibrand from Indonesia reports that government ministers attending the meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to establish and expand the ASEAN Community in 2015.
Brunei: Online bookstore
NollyBook.com is an online bookstore based in Brunei Darussalam. It sells books in both English and Bahasa Malayu languages.
Brunei: Government ministry's website hacked
The website of the Ministry of Development of Brunei was hacked this week. This is the second time in two months that hackers were able to hack govenrment websites.
Homosexuality in Brunei
BruDirect uploads an article written by Siti Hajar who writes about homosexuality in Brunei.
Thailand: The Red Shirt protesters are back
The Red Shirt anti-government protesters in Thailand mobilized thousands of their members in central Bangkok as they continued to press their demand for more democratic reforms in government. Police estimated the crowd at 30,000 but rally organizers claimed they gathered 60,000 in the streets.
Teach for Malaysia project
Jude Chia blogs about the Teach for Malaysia project which aims to end education inequity in Malaysia.
Brain drain in Malaysia
Evelyn Wong, writing for the New Mandala, studies the brain drain problem in Malaysia.
Malaysia: Historic cemetery plot to be removed
Heritage enthusiasts are upset over the eviction of a family cemetery plot in a historic location in Malaysia. Local officials approved the property development plan in the area.
Malaysia: Critique of history syllabus
Dr Geoff Wade discusses the changing history syllabus in Malaysian schools. The author notes that ‘half of the country disappeared’ in the history syllabus focusing on Malays.
Philippines: Thousands affected by flashfloods
According to the Philippine govenrment's Department of Social Welfare and Development, more than 800,000 people are affected by flashfloods in the southern provinces
Thailand: Children's Day
Richard Barrow mentions some of the activities that children in Thailand can participate on Children's Day.
Thailand, Cambodia: Videos before border arrest
Saksith Saiyasombut links to youtube videos featuring Thai citizens in the Thailand-Cambodia border before being arrested by Cambodian troops.
Myanmar: Lawyers’ Network to support activists
The Democratic Voice of Burma reported that a lawyers’ network was recently formed by the political opposition in Myanmar to assist dissidents and political prisoners. Despite the release of Aung...
Myanmar: Traditional calendar
Welcoming the new year, Melody Maung blogs about the traditional Burmese calendar
Vietnam's first e-market
Launched last month, Agromart is Vietnam's first e-market featuring the country's agricultural, forestry and aquatic products. More than 400 products are already listed on the website.
Vietnam: Facebook inaccessible again
Adam Bray from Phan Thiet, Vietnam notes that Facebook seems to be blocked again in many parts of Vietnam. He wonders if it is related to the forthcoming National Congress...
Vietnam: Top education stories of 2010
Vietnamnet publishes Tu Uyen's list of top education stories of 2010 in Vietnam. The top story is about Ngo Bao Chau, a famous mathematic professor.
Southeast Asia: Review of 2010
Here are the top stories in the Southeast Asia region in 2010 as reported by the Southeast Asia team of Global Voices.
