Latest posts by Preetam Rai from December, 2007
Thailand: First Hand Account of Voting
The New Mandla blog has a first person account of voting in the ongoing Thai elections.
Cambodia: Cakes in Celebration
Borin is trying to figure out the significance of blowing the candles on a cake with respect to Cambodian weddings.
Thailand: Disadvantages of Being a Eurasian Kid
Pisnau reminisces childhood days and lists the disadvantages of being a kid with mixed ethnicity.
Singapore: Social Media and Our Penchant for Perversity
“In the age of social media, one particular trend seem to stand out more so than others. And that is our penchant for perversity” writes Walter Lim.
Thailand:
Thai-American Joa Moragoat's observations on how the Thai people have “over interpreted-over assimilated foreign cultural contributions giving such imports their own unique Thai character”
Malaysia: Flood Images
Kickedefella has some images of the flooding in Kampung Gelang Mas- Eastern peninsular Malaysia.
Malaysia: Flood Assistance Needed
Rocky's Bru is calling for corporate donors to aid the people affected by floods in Malaysian state of Pahang.
Malaysia: Visiting A Border Town
Visit Padan Besar, a Malaysian town on the border of Thailand.
Myanmar: Getting Harder for Japanese to Visit
A Japanese passport usually enjoys hassle free entry to most countries in the world but now it has become more difficult for a Japanese citizen to visit Myanmar.
Malaysia: Memorandum Against the Election Commission Chief
Malaysian opposition groups are protesting the extension of retirement age of the current election commission chief as they suspect his neutrality. Earlier this week, authorities tried to block a memorandum by opposition activists to Malaysian parliament opposing the extension. Malaysian bloggers and YouTube users post some videos and discuss the memorandum and the action taken by the authorities against the activists.
Indonesia: Shamanism in Indonesia
Indonesia Matters looks at the practice of Shamanism in modern Indonesia.
Cambodia: Comic Launched
Andy Brouver writes about a graphic comic book that was released recently in Cambodia. The printing was held up for 17 years because of market conditions.
Singapore: Taxi Fare Hike
Mr. Brown in Singapore thanks a Taxi companies for pointing Singaporeans to a more healthier and cheaper form of transportation.
Indonesia: Online Hate
Indonesia and Malaysia have been on somewhat unfriendly terms recently because of mutual claims of ownership of cultural artifacts they share. Carla writes about the online conflict between the netizens from both the countries.
East Timor: Day at The Races
Dili-gence spends a day experiencing the horse races in East Timor.
Singapore: KL – Singapore Bullet Train
Sophie on the proposed bullet train between Malaysian capital KL and Singapore “can the two governments agree to such a plan that will greatly benefit the people of the two countries?”
Malaysia: Neutral Administrators?
Based on the recent statements made by the Inspector General of Police and the Election Commissioner of Malaysia, Ktemoc wonders if they are really neutral as they are supposed to be or are they biased towards the ruling party.
Malaysia: Minister of Antiquities
The Malaysian wants the nation's information minister to be handed the minister of Antiquities portfolio. This comes after the minister botched up an interview with a Global TV Channel and continues to make remarks that “go on ad nauseam without a care, not worrying about whether he makes sense or...
Cambodia: BabyVox Concert
Darachan is looking forward to a concert by Korean girl band BabyVox.
Cambodia: Blog Training For People with Disabilities
A blog training session is being organized for people living with disabilities in Cambodia.
Malaysia: Don't Carry The Guy's Bags
Rocky warns Malaysian Girls to stop carrying other's bag while they are traveling abroad. This comes after some incidents where drug smugglers used Malaysian women as their carriers without the women knowing what was in the bag.
