Take for instance the Thai web portal
kapook.com. The popular website has recently launched a Myanmar-language page,
and by timing it to coincide with the historic visit of Aung Saan Suu Kyi, it's
gaining headway on the new Asean road.
At http://burma.kapook.com, the elegant
scribbling of the Myanmar alphabet tops the picture of Suu Kyi on her trip in
Thailand _ it reads: "The whole world is watching: Suu Kyi visits
Thailand."
The
design is simple, text-based, with a few more photos of the icon punctuating
the page. The story proceeds to give information about the number of Myanmar
labourers in Thailand, including quotes from migrant workers who revel in Suu
Kyi's visit.
"Our
aim is to make web pages in the languages of the Asean countries," says
webmaster Poramate Minsiri. "It just happened that our Myanmar page was
ready first, and coincided with the time Suu Kyi was in Bangkok. We have
partners in Myanmar, as well as in other Asean countries, and we will gradually
launch more pages in other regional languages."
Poramate
adds that the main audience of the page are the people of Myanmar who live and
work in Thailand. "We want the page to be a centre of news and information
for Myanmar people here. We also include practical information about government
contacts because we know a lot of migrant workers will be our readers."
At the
moment, the advertisement on top of the page is still a Thai one. But soon _
who knows? _ the flow of language and information among Asean members will
generate new dynamism that will leave those who don't want to move with it far
behind.
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