Preetam Rai · October, 2007

Latest posts by Preetam Rai from October, 2007

Myanmar: Activist's Death

As the news of death of a democracy activist (allegedly after torture under detention) came out bloggers are wondering what happening to ones who are still under detention.

12 October 2007

Philippines: Racist Remarks

Mukamo Philippines is carrying a post on a retired Filipino nurse who encountered racist insults at her workplace in the U.S. and is now trying to seek justice.

12 October 2007

Myanmar: A Journalist's Debrief

Karen Coates blogs about an event at the Foreign Correspondents club in Thailand where a photojournalist presented pictures of recent events in Myanmar.

12 October 2007

Laos: Word of Mouth News

Lao Voices has a post on how the news travels by word of mouth in Laos and how most often such information is not reliable.

10 October 2007

Myanmar: After The Protests

Bangkok Dazed has manged to contact his friends in Myanmar and has some accounts of the scene in the city that saw the biggest protests.

10 October 2007

Myanmar: Discrediting The Monks

New Mandala points to an article in a State controlled newspaper in Myanmar that tries to discredit the monks. The monks were in the forefront of the protests that took...

10 October 2007

Myanmar: After The Protests

Bangkok Dazed has manged to contact his friends in Myanmar and has some accounts of the scene in the city that saw the biggest protests.

10 October 2007

Myanmar: Treat Us Like The Rest

Anti-Sanctions blogger Freedom From Fear wants the world to treat Myanmar the same as rest of the non-democratic nations. “IF YOU BOYCOTT BURMA , YOU DO THE SAME FOR CHINA...

8 October 2007