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March, 2011

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Stories from March, 2011

4 March 2011

Singapore: Netizens Discuss Election Issues

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Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

As Singapore prepares for the General Elections 2011, netizens are actively commenting on various election issues. Will PAP, the ruling party for more than four decades, remain dominant? What are the demands of voters?

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Libya: High Hopes for the Friday of Liberation

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Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

It's already Friday in Libya, and emotions are running high, as more protests are planned after Friday prayers in the capital Tripoli to oust dictator Muammar Al Gaddafi. Libyans are calling Friday's protests as the Friday of Liberation, in the hope that it will see the end of Gaddafi's regime. Both Tunisia's Zein El Abideen Ben Ali and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak's reigns ended on Fridays, after popular uprisings.

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Panama: Law Modifying Mining Code to be Repealed

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Written by Ariel Moreno · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

On March 3, President Ricardo Martinelli promised to repeal a law that modified Panama's mining code. The news were received with joy among Panamanians who saw the reforms as an attack on the environment. Reactions immediately appeared on social networks.

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Egypt: A TV Show that Ended a Prime Minister's Career

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Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik stepped down today (March 3), following a television show which bared him in front of Egyptian viewers. Protests asking for Shafik's resignation have continued since the day former President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11, yet the show seemed to be the last nail in his political coffin.

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3 March 2011

Gathering to Celebrate Internet Access in Cambodia

Written by Sopheap Chak · East Asia

A White Out Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia is organized to celebrate internet access in Cambodia. Even if it is a non-political event, netizens are monitoring the reaction of the government which has been suspicious of activities organized through social networks.

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Panama: Public Rejection of Mining Code Reforms

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Written by Ariel Moreno · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Laws reforming mining in Panama have created havoc and caused general repudiation. Panamanians have turned to the Internet to share videos of protests and reactions to the reform.

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