Contents

Notes on contributors
Acknowledgement

INTRODUCTION:

Asian Cyberactivism: freedom of expression & media censorship
James Gomez and Steven Gan

PART I: Political Frameworks & New Technology


Democracy & new communication technology: the Asian struggle
Judith Clarke


Cyber democracy in Asia: issues, challenges and prospects Indrajit Banerjee


Why the Internet still matters for Asia’s democracy
Geoff Long


PART II: Regulations & Control


New media as big brother:
The Philippines after September 11
Alecks Pabico


Manufacturing control:
New legislations threaten democratic gains in Indonesia
Lukas Luwarso


Emulating Singapore:
Towards a model for Internet regulation in Asia
Terence Lee


PART III: One Party States


The Internet in Vietnam: party propaganda or infotainment?
Robin van Koert


ICT and the demise of propaganda: China’s Internet experience
Li Xiguang


PART VI: Alternative Media


Malaysiakini:
Threading a tightrope of political pressure and market factors
Tong Yee Siong


Fateha.com:
Challenging control over Malay/Muslim voices in Singapore
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff


PART V: Civil Society


Digital advocacy and the women’s movement:
global success, grassroots challenge
Susanna George and Luz Maria Martinez


Thai civil society and government control: a cyber struggle?
Prangtip Daorueng


Cyber jihad: fighting the infidels from Pakistan
Zafarullah Khan


PART VI: Diaspora communities


A virtual Eelam:
Democracy, Internet and Sri Lanka’s Tamil struggle
Kasun Ubayasiri


Mobilizing online:
The Burmese diaspora’s cyber strategy against the Junta
Zaw Oo


PART VII: Political Parties


Incompatible systems:
Information technology and politics in India
Seetha


Online opposition:
The Sam Rainsy party website in Cambodia politics
Menkim Seng


E-democracy@work:
The 2002 presidential election in Korea
Eun-Jeung Lee