Development Issues
BURMA: Despite Loss at Oscars, Film A Testament to CouragePosted: 2010-03-12 |
|
By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Mar 11 (IPS) - It may have not won an Oscar, but its having been a final contender for the prestigious statue at the U.S. Academy Awards on Mar. 7 has taken ‘Burma VJ’ to heights never achieved by previous films depicting the oppression and courage in military-ruled Burma. |
THAILAND: Media Caught in Red-or-Yellow Divide TooPosted: 2010-03-11 |
|
By Lynette Lee Corporal BANGKOK, Mar 11 (Asia Media Forum) — Anyone who is still trying to look for neutrality or balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the capital, has a pretty tough job. |
THAILAND: News Outlets Press Need for SecurityPosted: 2010-03-10 |
|
BANGKOK — Bangkok-based news outlets are increasing security at their offices in the run-up to this weekend's anti-government protests. |
MEDIA-NEPAL: Self-Censorship Creeping Up After KillingsPosted: 2010-03-09 |
|
By Bhuwan Sharma KATHMANDU, Mar 9 (Asia Media Forum) - The climate of fear that has been growing in this Himalayan country since the murder of two media entrepreneurs and other attacks on journalists may well push them to turn to more self-censorship. |
Q&A: More Women Journalists Doesn’t Mean More Gender AwarenessPosted: 2010-03-08 |
|
Young Indian women are taking to journalism in droves, but Ammu Joseph, author of several authoritative books on women in media, believes that these numbers do not necessarily translate into gender awareness. IPS Asia-Pacific's Ranjit Devraj interviews Ammu Joseph, Indian journalist, author and media watcher. |
MALAYSIA: Banning of Books Alarms Freedom AdvocatesPosted: 2010-02-24 |
|
By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Asia Media Forum) — The confiscation and banning of books by Malaysian authorities is sending alarm bells ringing among activists, who want the repeal of laws that the government is using to suppress freedom of expression. |
PHILIPPINES: Presidential Campaign Thrives in Online World TooPosted: 2010-02-19 |
|
By Lynette Lee Corporal MANILA, Feb 18 (Asia Media Forum) – Festive days are here again in the Philippine political scene as 10 presidential candidates – ranging from the son of a former president to an environmentalist, a Christian minister and a former actor – battle it out for the voters’ ‘yes’ come May 10. |
INDONESIA: When ‘Adding a Friend’ on Facebook Can Be RiskyPosted: 2010-02-18 |
|
By Kafil Yamin JAKARTA, Feb 17, 2010 (IPS) - It is every parent’s worst nightmare in the Internet age – and for Syafei Asyhari, this happened when he found that his 16-year-old daughter, Latifa, fell into the clutches of traffickers she met online as friends. |
MEDIA: Nepali Journalists "Living in Fear"Posted: 2010-02-17 |
|
By Deepak Adhikari |
PAKISTAN: Female Journalist Makes History in Male-Dominated MediaPosted: 2010-02-13 |
|
By Ashfaq Yusufzai On Jan. 30, Aneela Shaheen was elected as the first female general secretary of the 320-member journalists’ organisation based in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital of Peshawar. |













