Saturday, February 6, 2010

New Laws against freedom of speech in Asia?


In Cambodia a new government law proposal is to funnel all local ISP (Internet service providers) through a state-run exchange has prompted concern that a state run morality committee plans to increase its monitoring of web sites.

This is very similar to what they have done in China and it is seen as being very bad for business, not to mention human rights, which Cambodia all ready has a deservedly bad reputation.

Cheap Lawyers would like to see something like a Radio Free America where the USA sets up a satellite that allows free transmission and receiving of internet bandwidth over poor and oppressed countries.  

1) We like the freedom of the internet cross talk, it makes it hard for bad things to happen with out the rest of the world knowing, and if there is enough oil there to actually do something about it and Cambodia does have oil.  Myanmar is now blocking any cell phones with internet ability from entering the country to keep a lid on information getting out, as well as charging stupid amounts for Sim cards to, again, limit the transmission of information in real time.

2) It will allow poor people to join the information age which will raise their standard of living through self education a key concept of US Democracy. 
 




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