For the past three decades, Sri Lanka’s media has been dominated by men. As things begin to change gradually, the need for gender equality in the media becomes more and more apparent. As Ruwani Gunewardena from Young Asia Television reports.

Cambodia women face many problems, they are discriminated against at work and in the home. They are not traditionally educated or given equal opportunities. They are the victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Mu Sochua has spent most of her life fighting to change this. She has revolutionized what women can do in Cambodia. Her work to lift women out of oppress led to her nomination for the Nobel Peace prize in 2005.

Seang Soleak spoke with her for Asia Calling.

Marina Mahathir entered public life as the prime minister’s daughter but today she is regarded as Malaysia’s poster girl for the fight against HIV/AIDS. She is the country’s most famous activist and she has played a major role in bringing the fight against this deadly disease to the forefront.

She is also a newspaper columnist who speaks out against Islamic practises that victimise women, and in the process she has riled up the Muslim clergy.

Now, after realising that the government was coming down hard on bloggers, she has taken on a new crusade – fighting for freedom in cyberspace.

Vanitha Nadaraj finds out who Marina Mahathir really is.