“The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, Kalimullah bin Masheerul Hassan, Hishamuddin bin Aun and Brenden John a/l John Pereira have jointly taken an order, via an ex-parte injunction obtained in the High Court of Malaya Kuala Lumpur (Civil Suit No. S6-23-3-2007) on January 11, 2007, against this blogger.”

“Those of us who live in China often hear arguments on why China is not ready for democracy, as we know it in the West. Here is a compendium of eight reasons often bandied about on why democracy is not suitable for China.”

“South Korea’s chief negotiator has said Seoul could open free trade talks with China and the European Union if negotiations with the United States broke down.”

Although you can buy one on Taobao.

“But the inescapable fact is that a programme which was struggling in the ratings has ended up being discussed on the floor of the Commons, has prompted widespread debate about racism and modern Britain - and most remarkably of all dominated Gordon Brown’s pre-premiership tour of India.”

“International headlines! This is how the wire agencies look at the law suits against Malaysian bloggers, with some treating it as a test case for this part of the world.”

” Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, Cisco and others have been getting a lot of heat over the past year for colluding with human rights violations and state censorship in countries like China. Fortunately, three of those four companies have found the wherewithal to do more than just duck and cover.”