Global Voices Online

Preetam Rai

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July 23rd, 2008

Oceania

Kiwiblog writes about the newly launched bloggers union that automatically counts any New Zealand bloggers as its member.

East Asia

Caroline Finlay shares pictures from her three-day motorbike trip along the Cambodian coastline.

May 17th, 2008

East Asia

China Digital Times has a post on how the Chinese police are using their own forum participants and blog comment makers to deal with online negative comments. (via Imagethief)

May 12th, 2008

Beijing based Singapore blogger Alvin writes about the quake in Sichuan being felt in Beijing this afternoon. “Robina called me frantically that the building was swaying. she grabbed Sally and ran out. Sally is still panting from the excitement. all the people from our apartment building came downstairs. nearby office buildings were evacuated. “

May 11th, 2008

East Asia

UNDAC has issued an urgent appeal for uplift equipment, warehousing facilities and transportation for the relief efforts in Myanmar.

Oceania

Failedparadise carries a round-up of Fijian blogosphere with links to notable posts from the last two weeks.

East Asia

Irrawaddy.org reports of massive cheating in Burma's constitutional referendum on Saturday.

East Asia

UNICEF is in urgent need of 500,000 buckets for their sanitation efforts in Myanmar. Donors can contact Roberto Saltori at Bangkok. Tel +6623569237 E-Mail: rsaltori AT unicef.org.

May 10th, 2008

East Asia

Andrew Selth at The Interpreter says “governments and international agencies calling for immediate action in Burma seem to be over-estimating the regime’s capacity to respond”

May 9th, 2008