Latest posts by Preetam Rai from April, 2007
Malaysia: Pictures from Blogger's Meet
Borneo Blues posts pictures from the inaugural National Alliance of Bloggers Meet. Malaysian Bloggers are coming together in response to statements made by politicians against them.
Malaysia: Political Party hires Blogger for Publicity Work
Rocky's Bru says that PAS, a party ruling the Malaysian state of Kelantan has hired “Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz, the owner of the politically-potent Kickdefella blog to work for the state government as a Corp Comm Officer“. What is interesting about this news is that Syed Azidi Syed Abdul...
East Timor: Who will win the Run-Off
Tubleweed says that if it comes to a run-off between the two leading candidates in East Timor elections Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres might be favored over Ramos-Horta.”From the personal views i've gathered , votes for Lu'olo seem to be really sentimentally tied to the resistance years. Fretilin still evokes strong...
East Timor: Predicting Remaining Votes
Return to Rai Ketak looks at the announced results of East Timor elections and tries to predict the outcome in other districts where the counting is still on.
Fiji: Blogger's Meetup
Laminar_Flow points readers to a inaugural blogger's meet in Fiji.
East Timor: Voting Patterns in East Timor Elections
Dili-gence has a post on why the voting patterns in the other regions of the country may not be like the capital city Dili. The elections are on in East Timor to select the next president of the country.
Brunei: Rice Harvest Ceremony
Maurina describes the traditional rice harvesting festival of Mangatam in Brunei
Vietnam: Hanoi Life
Juan Pablo Fernandez post pictures and describes the daily life in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Brunei: Circumcision in Old and Modern Brunei
The Daily Brunei Resources writes a post describing how circumcisions are done in Brunei today. The blogger has another post on circumcision in the old days.
Brunei: Retirement Woes
Old Man's Blog cautions its readers in Brunei to focus beyond short term and plan for retirement.
Cambodia: North Korean Restaurant
Cambodia Calling reviews the food and environment offered by a North Korean restaurant in Cambodia. The blogger also ponders over the life of the North Korean women who work at the restaurant and offers a hint on the connection between North Korea and Cambodia
Malaysia: Conflict in Marriage
sembangNtalk is asking couple of questions from her readers. Do all couple argue? and Is argument in marriage unhealthy?
Malaysia: Blogger's United Gathering
Mavericksym posts a link to an invitation for all Malaysian bloggers to attend the Bloggers United Malaysia Gathering. The blogger is asking the organizers of the meet to invite several politicians who are critical of bloggers and blogging. “Will the B.U.M. committee invite Shahziman and Pak Zam? Howsy should sent...
Malaysia: Blogger's Alliance
A Whole New World writes that several bloggers in Malaysia came together to discuss the formation of an alliance. The bloggers are facing increasing criticism from the mainstream media and some politicians.
Thailand: Youtube blocked Again
The Lost Boy has details on the latest block on YouTube in Thailand.
Philippines: Blog Award Winners
Mukamo Philippines lists the winners of recently concluded 2007 Philippine Blog Award winners. The awards included categories such as Best Home and Living Blog, Best Socio-Political Blog, Best Podcast, Best Travelblog and Family blog among others.
Malaysia: Against Opinion Space Monopoly
Jeff Ooi in Malaysia seeks encouragement from Gandhi's non-violent movement against the British salt monopoly in India. Jeff and a fellow Malaysian blogger are being sued by a mainstream media company. The blogger writes “Seventy-seven years on, ain't we living in a world of surging monopoly over the opinion space....
Cambodia: Election Losers Joining Forces
Details are Sketchy comments on the news that two of the worst performers in the recent commune elections in Cambodia, ,Prince Norodom Ranariddh and opposition leader Sam Rainsy are joining forces. “This really is beyond pathetic. Out of the 1,621 commune-level positions up for grabs in last Sunday’s poll, Prince...
Cambodia: Origins of a Cambodian Dish
Phnomenon is trying to trace the origins of a Cambodian dish called amok trei . At the risk of being “pistol-whipped by a motivated official from the Ministry of Tourism “, the blogger suggests that the dish might have originally come from some other South East Asian neighbor of Cambodia.
Malaysia: Maid Culture in Japan and Malaysia
The blogger at a Japanese popular culture site J-List side blog explains why his daughter was surprised that the maids at a home that they were visiting in Malaysia were cleaning the house.
Brunei: Lasting Marriages
The blogger at Old Man's Blog relates the story of a friend whose marriage is on the rocks. The blogger who is himself a divorcee hopes for his friend to reconcile with her husband and get back together. The blogger laments the increase in marriages falling apart in Brunei.
