Latest posts by Mong Palatino from August, 2008
Thailand wins a gold medal
Fable, a Brit-American blogger in Bangkok congratulates Thailand for winning a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics. She also explains why the Olympics TV coverage in Thailand is better than...
National Day of Singapore 2008
It's National Day of Singapore yesterday. The Itch To Write gathers some of the sentiments of young Singaporeans.
Philippines: Technology and city development
Filipino blogger Our Awesome Planet is an admirer of a city mayor who vows to transform a small city into a world class city by leveraging on technology to solve...
Philippines: Charcoal factory
Filipino jounalist and blogger Iris Cecilia Gonzales posts an article and several pictures about a make-shift charcoal factory in Manila.
Southeast Asia and Beijing Olympics
Close to 200 athletes from the Southeast Asian region are participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The big news (as far as the region is concerned) during the opening ceremonies are the exclusion of Brunei during the event and the “improper” waving of the Singaporean flag by the country’s flagbearer.
Myanmar: Jade and Beijing olympics
Activists urge visitors to the 2008 Beijing Olympics to boycott souvenirs and jewelry made of Burmese jade in order to avoid supporting Burma’s “abuse-ridden jade mining industry.”
Thailand: Prime Minister hides in a public toilet
Mangozeen reports how the Thai Prime Minister evaded reporters by hiding in a public toilet for 30 minutes. The leader criticized the media for not giving him privacy.
Southeast-Asia: Tallest waterfalls
Bisean lists Southeast Asia's tallest waterfalls.
Myanmar: Bloggers and Cyclone Nargis
Ashin Mettacara notes that aside from Buddhist monks, bloggers have been consistent in helping the cyclone victims of Myanmar by raising money from blogs.
Vietnam: Top “sex” online searcher
The Comical Hat writes that since 2007, Vietnam has topped the internet chart in searches with the word ’sex’, passing out the likes of Egypt, India, Morocco and Indonesia.
Malaysia: Consumer grievance campaign blog
Edward Skading, a senior citizen in Malaysia, has been blogging his complaints against a consumer company in Malaysia.
Indonesia: Olympics TV broadcast
Unspun is wondering why there is little information about which station would be carrying the Olympic broadcast in Indonesia.
Laos: From street kids to Lao cooks
Lao Voices blogs about a project which helps Vientiane street kids by training them to be Lao cooks.
Cambodia: Pictures of wildlife sanctuary
Alison in Cambodia visited the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary in Phnom Penh. She posted pictures and video clips of the animals in the zoo.
Laos: Vientiane online map
Apocalypse Lao endorses an online map of Vientiane
Philippines: Catholic Bishops on You Tube
The Philippine Catholic Church has launched a channel in You Tube to spread the gospel via the internet
Philippines: Tobacco promotion through concerts
Fans of a popular disbanded local rock band in the Philippines have set-up a protest blog to dissuade tobacco companies from sponsoring a reunion concert.