B) Different blogging's benefit in Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia

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             In Myanmar, there are very strict regulations on internet. People have to go through multiple steps to get access to internet, such as registration and preparing signed letter. Besides that, people still have to endure prohibitive payment as well as be prepared that online activities will be recorded. Benefits of blogging to Myanmar’s communities will be networks for private goods. Due to the high restriction, blogs become one of the important tools for people to express their thought, ideas and life experience, as long as they do not dabble about political issues. (Lai, 2011)

           In Cambodia, there are no restrictions of speech in internet and less government intervention over internet activity. Unfortunately, Cambodia has lowest internet penetration rate in Southeast Asia. High costs, the lack of dial-up telephone line and language differences are barriers that face by Cambodian. Benefits of blogging to Cambodian will be knowledge exchange as networks of practice. Bloggers in Cambodian use blog to disseminate and enhance information about technology to younger generation. (Lai, 2011)

              In Malaysia, government imposes dual standard rules on traditional media and internet. Government is less concern on internet activity as compare to traditional media. The benefit of blogging to Malaysia will be networks for mobilization. Blog is an important tool while come to politic issues in Malaysia. Since people do not have much freedom in speech in traditional media, they expressed their ideas and though in internet. Blog in here provides freedom to exchange information and discussion. (Lai, 2011)

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References:

1.       Lai, Chih-Hui 2011, ‘A multifaceted perspective on blogs and society: examples of blogospheres in Southeast and East Asia’, Journal of International Communication,  Vol 17, Issue 1, 51-72.