Stories about Citizen Media from May, 2006
East Timor: Local Liquor
Tumbleweed in timor lorosae reviews local liquors in East Timor. The same post also has an update of the situation in East Timor.
Bangladesh Blog Buzz
The latest happenings in Bangladeshi blogs around the world.
Somali/Holland: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Controversial Somali/Dutch MP, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is to leave Dutch politics and move to the US to work for a US conservative think tank
Costa Rica: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Case
Andrés Duque says that both sides claimed victory in a constitutional court case that challenges Costa Rica's ban on same-sex marriages.
Vegetarian or Carnivorian, it is up to you!
#1: Apuntes de Cocina desde Venezuela on Salmon Gravalax!Learn to prepare it the easy way and enjoy it for the rest of your life! Head over to her blog to...
The Pride of Cambodia: Young Generation
A 15-year-old Cambodian girl has recently made news headline, following a gold medal award won by a 16-year-old boy. Among 196 candidates from 36 countries, Mom Charya is the winner...
Sri Lanka: Curfew Time In Jaffna
Transcurrents.com on the sudden imposition of a curfew in Jaffna, the possible reasons for it and how it impacted the life of people.
The Spice of Life
#1: From Argentina, Pomelo Pleasures presents: The Spice of Life: She wants it in her jam, me too!!! :) I am an absolute nut about mulled wine, and perhaps with...
Malawi: Music, popular culture and events
Zikomo : The Friday team in Malawi is a kinda of ezine blog which aims to promote Malawi in a “postive light”. The site features music reviews, local poets and...
Russia: “Rich Russia Minus Ideology Equals Trouble”
Edward Lucas, the Central and East European correspondent of The Economist, writes about the dangers Russia poses as an ideology-free, “cash-rich energy empire.” The beatroot reports on Poland's defense minister...
What is the world cooking?
#1: From Malaysia & UK, Yang-May Ooi's Lit BlogCurious Legacies: My GrandMother's recipe for Soy Sauce Chicken Grandma left us many recipes for dishes that have been in the family...
Poland: Getting Residence Permit
Becca of p3 compares her experience of getting registered Brussels to that of getting registered in Poland: “Brussels take note: Poland is well known for its inability to carry out...
Poland: Endless Attempts at Building a Coalition
The beatroot discusses the coalition-building process in Poland, nearly eight months after the general election: “Will this charade ever end? A coalition has just been signed, but it’s 19 votes...
