Latest posts by Mong Palatino from October, 2011
Singapore's Nuclear Energy Plan
Donaldson Tan cites a WikiLeaks report in discussing Singapore's plan to build a nuclear plant to address its long term energy needs
Fallacies About the Singapore Welfare State
Ng Kok challenges the view that Singapore should not aim to be a welfare state because the Western welfare state is doomed to fail and social welfare is fundamentally un-Asian.
Singapore's forgotten generation?
Wizard@McPeekay Institute reminds policymakers not to ignore the post-1960 generation who, according to the blogger, are the real ‘power brokers’ in Singapore society
Indonesia: Q! Film Festival
Q! Film Festival is a festival showcasing LGBT, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights films in Indonesia.
Thailand: Thammasat University massacre
Chayanin Wipusanawan writes about the October 6, 1976 massacre in Bangkok’s Thammasat University. More than 40 student protesters were killed on that day when military forces stormed the campus.
Myanmar: Interactive Map of Ethnic Groups
Stimson has set-up an interactive map of Myanmar's ethnic groups and key economic and power utilities.
Thailand: Prime Minister Cancels Twitter Account
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has stopped tweeting after her Twitter account, @PouYingluck, was hacked a few days ago. Here are reactions from netizens in the country.
Singapore: Regional Haze Map
The Meteorological Service Singapore website has a feature which provides a Regional Haze Map. Haze is reported to be getting intense this year in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Singapore: Shortage of Qualified Doctors
To address the lack of qualified medical professionals in Singapore, the government is hiring more foreign doctors aside from asking its Singapore-trained doctors who are working abroad to come home already
Meritocracy in Singapore
Elvin Ong proposes some reflective questions in understanding meritocracy in Singapore society. Some scholars blame the system for being ‘elitist and heartless.’
‘Rural Cosmopolitanism’ in Southeast Asia
Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana writes about the rising ‘rural cosmopolitanism’ in Southeast Asia. The author also notes the impact of improving digital literacy in the rural economies of the region
Flood Forecasting in Mekong River
The Mekong River Commission has a special page on its website that provides flood forecasting information that can help resident in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand
