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Disaster · December, 2006
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Stories about Disaster from December, 2006

31 December 2006

Bombs in Bangkok

It was not a good start to the new year in Bangkok as a series of bombs exploded in the city killing two people and injuring several others. From 2Bangkok's...

30 December 2006

Malaysia: Failure in Disaster Management

Written by Preetam Rai · Quick Reads · East Asia

29 December 2006

Romania: A Fire

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Indonesia: Internet Outage and Flood in Aceh

Written by A. Fatih Syuhud · East Asia

There is nothing worse for Indonesian bloggers in particular around the new year eve but to see the sudden temporary “demise” of internet connection. The cause as reported by Budi...

28 December 2006

Iran:Remember Bam

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Nigeria: who is to blame?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

27 December 2006

Malaysia: Internet Slowdown

Written by Preetam Rai · Quick Reads · East Asia

China: Ping…ping…pfft

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

The earthquake near Taiwan last night which snapped six underwater internet cables, seems to have left a large part of Asia, particularly the Northeast, struggling for an internet fix. Those...

Malaysia: Flood Situation Worsens

Written by Preetam Rai · Quick Reads · East Asia

26 December 2006

Sri Lanka: Two years after the Tsunami

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

25 December 2006

Sri Lanka: Preparing for the Tsunami

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

20 December 2006

Ukraine: Chernobyl Photographer

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine: Chernobyl Rumors

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

19 December 2006

Haiti: Millennium Development Goals

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

18 December 2006

Belize: Jack and Jill

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

9 December 2006

Russia: Deadly Hospital Fire

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Armenia: Earthquake Anniversary

Written by Nathan Hamm · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

6 December 2006

Israel: Rachel Corrie's Legacy Lives On

Written by Haitham Sabbah · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

4 December 2006

Philippines: A Thousand Bears for Bicol

Written by Preetam Rai · Quick Reads · East Asia

2 December 2006

Afghan Whispers:Marshall Plan,Drought and Herat

Written by Fred Petrossian · Central Asia & Caucasus

What Happened to Marshall Plan? Sanjar explains why a Marshall Plan for his country did not achieve its objectives. The blogger writes After the establishment of President Karzai’s government in...