Stories about Humanitarian Response from August, 2008
Myanmar: Bloggers and Cyclone Nargis
Ashin Mettacara notes that aside from Buddhist monks, bloggers have been consistent in helping the cyclone victims of Myanmar by raising money from blogs.
China: Where's Our Nest?
Tiger temple interviewed construction workers of the Olympic stadium, “Bird nest”. They have built the nation's nest but themselves remain in a nest-less state. The citizen journalists will post his series at my1510. Part I and Part II.
Laos: From street kids to Lao cooks
Lao Voices blogs about a project which helps Vientiane street kids by training them to be Lao cooks.
Russia: All Pigs Are Equal…
LJ user kaloy draws a thought-provoking parallell (RUS) between the declaration of a state of emergency in North Ossetia, because of African swine plague, and the neighbouring Ingushetia, where 23 people were killed and 17 injured in a low-intensity conflict only last month, and posts shaking pictures to illustrate the...
Ukraine: Treatment of Flood Victims
Ukrainiana writes and translates on the treatment of Ukrainian flood victims.
Kazakhstan: Foreign Firms Hate Kazakhs
KZBlog reports on the Kazakhstan Prosecutor's Office crackdown on the foreign companies, blaming them for discrimination against Kazakh citizens.
Afghanistan: The narco-state?
Joshua Foust shakes his head at the latest attempt by former US drug officials to appear more competent than they were.
