Latest posts by Mong Palatino from April, 2008
Thailand and Myanmar's army leaders compared
Rule of Lords insists that Thailand’s army leaders are not better than Burma’s.
Indonesia: Alert level raised around Mt. Papandayan
News from Indonesia reports that alert level was raised on Indonesia's Mount Papandayan volcano. The volcano lies 51 Kilometers southeast of Indonesia's third-largest city, Bandung, which is home to around three million people.
Malaysia: The Opposition versus a High Court Judge
Is Malaysia's opposition party using its new found political power to harass a High Court Judge?
Malaysia's flawless democracy?
The Lost Aborigine believes Malaysia's “flawless democracy should be rejected.” The blogger adds: “It must first begin with the step down of the Prime Minister and equality to the non-Malay Bumiputera.”
East Timor President returns home
Xanana Republic Gazette describes how the East Timor President was greeted by his people when he arrived back in the country. An onlooker described the returning president as “frail but tense.”
Thailand: Bangkok freeze
bact’ is a name writes about the planned Bangkok freeze: Street people will be gathering together in downtown Bangkok to “freeze” themselves for 5 minutes on April 20
Laos: Low happiness rating
Apocalypse Lao notes that in the map of the world’s happiness, Laos has a very low happiness rating.
Brunei: Discriminating the disabled
Our Local Style points out that “the situation in Brunei for those with disabilities is dismal when compared against other nations.”
Singapore: Praise for Hillary Clinton
Blogging from Singapore, Blowin’ In The Wind describes U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as “passionate and true to her convictions.”
Singapore: Cyrene Blogging Carnival
Midnight Monkey Monitor invites everyone to join the Cyrene Blogging Carnival. The Cyrene Reef is a mysterious submerged reef in Singapore that only appears semi-diurnally.
Singapore: Contagious disease
Mr Wang Says So believes that the contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in Singapore is a good reason for his children to skip classes for a few days.
Cambodia: Poverty rate
Details are Sketchy questions the poverty statistics released by the Cambodian government
Vietnam: Hung King memorial Day
Blogger Faster than the Fastest has a question: “Every Vietnamese know that we have 18 Hung Kings during the 4000-year long history, why there is only one day to memorize them? Did 18 of them “die” on the same day?”
Brunei: Blog of the year
Senor Pablo writes about his choice for this year's search for the blog of the year in Brunei
Brunei: Miss Bimbo
Emma Good Egg checks out a popular internet game called Miss Bimbo which is receiving some adverse publicity online.
Philippines: Bishop blogger sued
A hard-hitting Philippine Catholic Archbishop was sued for libel by allies of the government because of something he wrote in his blog a few years ago.
Indonesia: Volcanic eruption
The Volcanism Blog reports that Mount Egon on Flores Island, Indonesia, erupted a 4 kilometer ash plume late on Tuesday 15 April, causing the evacuation of hundreds of villagers from nearby communities.
Thailand: Temples in banknotes
Farang Pai Nai notes the temples that appear on Thai banknotes reflect the studied significance of Thailand's national identity.
Brunei: Moral hazard and economic policies
Local Freakonomics wants the Brunei government to implement different sets of economic policies for different sets of people.
Laos: Footwear for trekking
Lao Bumpkin discussed the best thing to wear to go for a walk, specifically “trekking” in South East Asia.
Cambodian Chess
Blogger mythicaldude is hooked to Cambodian Chess
