“Dodgy bunch, those journalists, always getting thrown in jail for god-knows what transgression completely unrelated to their coverage.”

” I was thinking about calling the domain blockedspot, but this morning I see that all my RSS feeds from these accounts are suddenly filled with new posts.”

“n Simonworld’s ongoing crusade to demonstrate that China’s party organ Xinhua has a deep sense of humor, a few photo collages from today’s edition.”

“Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ attempt to lure hip young things into the profession with a rap recruitment video is climbing rapidly up the YouTube charts.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il condemned this morning’s sunrise, calling it “another hostile, deliberately timed act by the world community” and “a clear and blatant declaration of war.”

In the South of Thailand on the tenth lunar month, we celebrate wān sàt or pràphēnī dūean sìp, when people offer food to the dead. On the seventh month of the Chinese calendar, ethnic Chinese do the same to their ancestors on Chinese Hungry Ghost D

Thailand’s new military installed government is thrilled to welcome Hollywood heavyweights like Sylvester Stallone …they have asked producers to make sure that violent scenes do not harm the environment, nor target ethnic minorities.

As a side note, I rather dislike headlines such as,”Breakthrough: North Korea agrees to talks.” … This really limits future word choice.

“The Korean site for citizen reporting hasn’t had much success so far with its moves into other markets—and it’s in the red at home”