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Masked and armed men burned down radio station Radyo Cagayano dwRC 90.1 FM in Cagayan province last July 2. Local and international media organisations condemn this latest in a series of attacks on journalists and press freedom in the Philippines.

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen received both criticism and praise for his move to ban video mobile phone services in the country. Sen explained that he was prompted by a signature campaign of anti-pornography groups, which included his own wife. The ban was announced May 26 this year.

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The European Union renewed their request for more liberal trade in telecommunications and information technologies with members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a meeting held last June 19, 2006 in Singapore. The ASEAN includes Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei and Burma.

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25 July - 1 August, 2006, Media Centre
Panos South Asia (PSA), Kathmandu, Nepal

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An organisation based in Islamabad, Pakistan is using radio as a medium for increasing the visibility of women issues and including womens voices in policy making on water issues in their country. The Uks Foundation, together with Panos South Asia, has created a series of 15-minute programmes that document the experiences of women in relation to water management and access in their communities.

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Local media and community radio stations in Yogyakarta City, while severely affected by the 27 May 2006 earthquake in Indonesia, have begun to respond to relief and assistance efforts and support national and
international relief operations. Yogyakarta and its nearby villages were severely affected by the quake that claimed the lives of at least 6,000 people and rendered some 600,000 homeless.