FORO Nacional Internacional writes,

"Some civil society networks and environmental organizations are informing citizens about the possible risks and impacts of GM agriculture, and one of the results has been to create transgenic-free zones, where GMOs are not allowed. Genetically Modified Organisms are becoming increasingly prominent in South America, yet they continue to face strong resistance.

"The 29th of July 2010 was an important day for roughly 3.5 million Bangladeshis. The Bangladesh Wage Board, after a series of protests from workers in the growing garment sector, agreed to double the minimum wage. Workers who were earning a monthly TK1,662.50(US$24) will now be earning TK3,000 a month.

"The TK3,000 promise is still far from the TK5,000 per month they've demanded, and is only a one-time increase rather than an annual reassessment... It seems violence in the city has actually increased, with workers smashing cars and blocking roads in response to the announcement.

Increasing uses of user-generated media is opening a battleground between governments and citizen groups to contest information, authority, and political messaging.

Prof Ubonrat Siriyuvasak writes,

“2009 [NECTEC] survey also revealed a new trend- a sudden jump in the richness of news and information content on websites, but also an explosion of user-generated content on web boards, blogs and micro-blogs such as Twitter, SMS and social networking sites, notably Facebook. These activities have also gone mobile in a big way, with smart phone use surging across the region.”