Latest posts by Mong Palatino from March, 2011
Malaysia: Twestival Kuala Lumpur 2011
Twestival Kuala Lumpur 2011 will be held this week in support of a Malaysian NGO for single mothers and children living with AIDS/HIV.
Philippines signs Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Lawyer Harry Roque was a witness when the Philippine president signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court last week.
Thailand: Cleaning Pattaya Beach
Talen blogs about the clean-up drive in Pattaya Beach, Thailand.
Thailand: Who will dominate this year's elections?
Dan Waites, writing for Siam Voices, analyzes the chances of Thailand's political parties which will participate in this year's elections
Indonesia: Bomb package exploded while being defused
Three bomb packages were sent to three targets in Jakarta, Indonesia. One bomb exploded while being defused by the police.
Indonesia: Flash flood in Aceh
A flash flood hit the District of Tangse, Pidie Regency in Aceh, Indonesia a few days ago killing 21 people and destroying properties worth US$ 114 million.
Myanmar: Fishing at a no-fishing lake
Blogger dawn-1o9 posts a picture of a person fishing in Inya Lake in Myanmar. Fishing is not allowed on this lake.
Myanmar: Strike at shoe factory
The Democratic Voice of Burma has a report on the strike staged by 1,500 workers of a shoe factory in Myanmar. Workers reportedly earn only $US0.70 for a 12-hour day.
Myanmar: Building of dams to defeat rebels
The Shan Herald quotes from green groups which describe the plan of the Myanmar government to build seven dams in the country as part of the junta strategy to defeat rebel groups fighting for independence.
Myanmar: Issues discussed by parliament
State media New Light of Myanmar has published the transcript of the first regular session of Myanmar's parliament. According to the report, Myanmar has five newspapers, 170 journals, and 182 magazines which are being published daily, weekly and monthly with over 300,000 copies of newspapers in circulation everyday
Malaysia: Netizens criticize ‘insensitive’ comic strip
Malaysian netizens are criticizing a comic strip published by a newspaper depicting a Japanese TV character fleeing from a tsunami wave.
Singapore: Mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking
Blogger We believe in Second Chances gathers the stand of Singapore political parties on the current policy of imposing a mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking.
Myanmar: The Irrawaddy website hacked
Independent Myanmar media website The Irrawaddy was hacked this weeked. A notice on its frontpage: “The website was hacked this morning and a number of fake articles were posted on our English-language homepage.”
Philippines: Tsunami Monitoring and Quake Hoax
Following the strong earthquake that rocked Japan, a tsunami alert was issued in 19 coastal provinces of the Philippines. #Batanes and #Samar became global trending twitter topics. Batanes refers to the northern province of the country while Samar refers to the false report that an earthquake hit the Samar province
Thailand: Prime Minister Admits He is British
UK-born Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva has admitted in a parliamentary session that he has not yet renounced his British citizenship. His political opposition intend to use this admission to bring Vejajjiva to the International Criminal Court, for allegedly committing crimes against humanity in 2010. Although Thailand is not a signatory of the ICC Statute, the United Kingdom is.
Vietnam: Road accidents
Citing WHO statistics, Andy Engelson is surprised to discover that “United States’ traffic is as dangerous as Vietnam’s.”
Thailand: Total number of coups
Nicholas Farrelly, writing for the New Mandala, has counted 11 “successful” and 9 “unsuccessful” coup efforts” in Thailand in the past century.
Vietnam: Street vendors
Vietnam720 posts pictures of street vendors in Vietnam.
Vietnam: Facebook censorship and civil disobodience
Despite being regularly blocked by authorities, Viet Tan thinks that Facebook can be a tool for civil disobedience in Vietnam.
Cambodia: HIV parade in Sihanoukville
An HIV Parade was held in Sihanoukville in Cambodia to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Cambodia: Save Boeung Kak Campaign
The Save Boeung Kak Campaign website provides updates and news reports of the struggle of Phnom Penh residents to defend their land and housing rights as the Cambodia government prepares to develop the Boeung Kok area for commercial purposes.
