Latest posts by Preetam Rai from April, 2007
East Timor: Xanana's Past and Future
Timor Leste Perspectives looks at the role Xanana Gusmao, the outgoing president of East Timor and former resistance leader in the independence movement and subsequently as a president of free East Timor as a president.
Fiji: First Ever Blog Meet Report
Digital Fiji writes about the blog meet they had in Suva. The low attendance did not keep them from having “a great talk about everything from politics to family history to taxi drivers to Hi5 – oh, and blogging, too”
Fiji: Lunch blog Launched
Mayvelous and friends launch a lunch blog in Fiji.
Cambodia: New Year Without Girls
The iCambo blog describes what happens when overseas Cambodian students don't have any girls among them to help celebrate the Khmer new year.
Malaysia: Astronaut Hype
The Malaysian is not impressed with the hype that the government is trying to generate about the first Malaysian astronaut. “We are merely using a Russian space vehicle to piggyback our ‘astronaut’ in exchange for buying Russian aircraft at a ridiculously inflated price. That is the painful truth. There have...
Vietnam: Online Entertainment Company Hiring
Azngamerboi in Vietnam is inviting candidates to become part of the booming online scene in Vietnam. “Do you have what it takes to be part of a pioneer group of marketing savvy professionals that will form the culture, history, and what-not of Vietnam’s biggest online entertainment company? If so, check...
Laos: Laotian New Year Party
Teresa at On our Own blog describes her Laotian new year celebrations with her students from Lao.
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City resident and blogger at Antidote to Burnout introduces us to the urban planning of the most populous city in Vietnam.
Philippines: SMS Tax
Blogging Bugs ridicules a politician's plan to tax text messages and use the money collected in education.
Philippines: Schools Responsibility Too
Touched by an Angel feels that the school should have informed the parents of the Virginia Tech shooting suspect as soon as they had come across disturbing material in his creative writing assignment. “My personal view on the matter is that the school should inform the parents if they see...
Fiji: Blogger's Meet
The blogger at Digital Fiji invites bloggers living in Fijian capital Suva to a bloggers meetup and discusses the state of Fijian blogosphere. “It would not be going too far to call 2007 The Year of the Blog in Fiji. Although, it may be more accurate to call it The...
East Timor: Run-off Elections Confirmed
Diligence has the latest figures from East Timor's elections that confirm the need for a run-off elections between the two leading candidates.
Laos: Thai-Lao Bamboo Soup
Manivan Larprom posts video instructions on how to prepare Thai-Lao Bamboo Soup.
Malaysia: Ethnicity of Election Candidate
Susan Loone comments on the influence of ethnicity on Malaysian elections. “Political parties should be really choosing candidates who can negotiate, speak out and understand policy making, instead of those who are only apt at inciting racist sentiments.”
Vietnam: Working in Vietnam
azngamerboi publishes an interview in which he recounts his move from Philippines to Vietnam and talks about the opportunities in Vietnam for expats.
Malaysia: Remembering Past Election Campaigns
The Malay Male recounts some “Amazing Election Stories” from his childhood days. (the post has some naughty language)
Indonesia: Labour Activist Running for President
Indonesia Matters has a profile on Dita Indah Sari, a labour activist intending to run for the post of Indonesian president in the next elections. “Dita, like Amien Rais, believes that the examples of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, and Bolivian leader Evo Morales, should be followed by Indonesia, specifically their...
Malaysia: Letters to the PM
Malaysian member of parliament Lim Kit Siang is disappointed that the Malaysian prime minister is ignoring the letters sent to him. “If the Prime Minister does not read and is not bothered to get briefed about an urgent letter from the Parliamentary Opposition Leader on serious corruption allegations against high-profile...
Brunei: Anti-China Demonstration in Japan
The blogger at Daily Brunei Resources, currently on an official visit to Japan encounters demonstrators protesting against the visit of Chinese premier in Tokyo.
East Timor: High Number of Invalid Votes
East Timor Journal comments on the unusual numbers of invalidated votes in the East Timor elections.
Malaysia: Attending a Kenduri
Eating Asia has pictures from a Kenduri – a traditional Malay ceremony or feast. The blogger describes the preparation of the food. “All kenduri involve protocol – there are must-do's and must-don'ts; dress should be appropriate, and ritual respected. But this is Malaysia, a country where food is never an...