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Preetam Rai · March, 2007

Latest posts by Preetam Rai from March, 2007

Thailand: Pro-Democracy Protests

Publiuspundit has a post on pro-democracy protest in Thailand and the military appointed prime minister's reluctance to declare a state of emergency in Thailand.

Written by Preetam Rai
31 March 2007

Singapore: Correcting Greek History

With the release of the movie 300 in Singapore, people are talking about Greek history. Modernburrow.lah.cc takes on a history teacher's letter to a newspaper in a bid to reflect...

Written by Preetam Rai
30 March 2007

Cambodia: Blog Training

The youth in Cambodia are very active helping their fellow citizen's learn blogging and get to grips with information technology. Vutha has some pictures from a recent training held in...

Written by Preetam Rai
29 March 2007

Philippines: Installing Ubuntu

Connie in Philippines describes her experience of installing Ubuntu, a popular distribution of Linux operating system on her daughter's new laptop computer.

Written by Preetam Rai
28 March 2007

Thailand: Celebrity Life

Gnarlykitty in Thailand witnesses her celebrity cousin with her fans and muses on celebrity lives. “I don't admire celebrities for being famous but I admire them for their abilities to...

Written by Preetam Rai
28 March 2007

Malaysia: Politician Takes on Bloggers

Susan Loone blogs about a Malaysian politician who asked the government to “act against ‘insiders’ who reveal information to Internet blogs and news portals.”. The same politician had earlier caused...

Written by Preetam Rai
28 March 2007

Indonesia: Laptop for MPs

Indonesia is considering equipping its MPs with laptops. Indonesia Matters asks “Now, what is the real purpose of them having laptop at the first place? I haven’t seen any argument,...

Written by Preetam Rai
28 March 2007

East Timor: Want a Native First Lady

Republika Banana wants Francisco Guterres “Lu Olo” to win the upcoming presidential elections in East Timor as the blogger wants a native first lady. The other candidates either have foreign...

Written by Preetam Rai
27 March 2007

Thailand: Farang Beggars in Bangkok

Metroblogging Bangkok points to a video interview with a professional foreign beggar in Bangkok. “You know those farang who sit on the overpasses with signs begging for Baht to help...

Written by Preetam Rai
26 March 2007

Malaysia: Saving Native Languages

Jewelle is happy that her native language is being made an examination subject. The blogger feels that this would help save the language from extinction. “So I totally laud this...

Written by Preetam Rai
26 March 2007

Cambodia: Cloggers get Press

Cloggers – a self coined name by Cambodian bloggers themselves are happy that the mainstream media has an article on them. Dee Deehas more.

Written by Preetam Rai
26 March 2007

Brunei: Lawar – Brunein Traditional Dish

Maurina introduces Lawar, a traditional dish in Brunei. “What is interesting about lawar is that, it does not require any conventional form of cooking, e.g. frying, boiling, sauteing, grilling. Not...

Written by Preetam Rai
26 March 2007

Philippines: Internet Star

Mike Abundo has a post on Christine Gambino, a Filipina nursing student in the U.S. Gambito is giving up her nursing career to pursue her online career. “With one fell...

Written by Preetam Rai
22 March 2007

Malaysia: Lying Bloggers

S.K. Thew in Malaysia questions Malaysian Information Minister's advice to people asking them to give more weight to what they read on mainstream media compared to blogs.

Written by Preetam Rai
22 March 2007

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