Stories about South Asia from September, 2009
Bangladesh: Judicial System For Whom?
Habib Siddiqui comments that the judicial system in Bangladesh is discouraging law-abiding citizens to seek justice. He says: “when the system conspires against its law-abiding citizens, I guess very little people could do to stop criminals.”
India: 99999 Lights Out Campaign
Kenney Jacob informs about the “99999 lights out” campaign launched by a Chennai-based voluntary environmental service organization to create awareness on global warming: “The campaign carries the message – switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 p.m. on the 9th day of the 9th month on the 9th year...
Sri Lanka: Liberalizing The Economy
Going Global stresses the need to liberalize the Sri Lankan economy and opines that minimum involvement in business by the government is better for everyone.
Maldives: Arabization Of Dhivehi Language
“I am against Arabising Maldives’ unique language and culture, and so I will never use ‘Dhivehi alphabets with dots’ in order to accommodate Arabic language,” vows Hilath.
Bangladesh: New Paradigm Of Microcredit
Unheard Voice suggests a new paradigm of microcredit: “The agenda of development through microcredit should move from ‘microcredit-as-the-goal model’ to ‘microcredit-as-the-means model.’ The latter essentially looks at microcredit as the means to other development goals that can generate long-term economic growth.”
India: Blogs And Ad-revenues
With a cartoon post, Brainstuck takes a humorous look at the consequence for optimization of blogs to get more ad-revenues.
Egypt: Prison Awaits Those who don't Fast in Ramadan
For the first time in Egypt, the Ministry of Interior arrests Muslims who eat and drink in public during the fasting month of Ramadan. Marwa Rakha has the story.
Pakistan: Martyr Certificate
“I can’t aggregate words to describe what this image says. It is a Martyr Certificate” exclaims Pak Factor after posting an image of the martyr certificate awarded by Tehrik-i-Taliban to a person from South Waziristan, who died during an insurgency.
Pakistan: Illegal Number Plates
Naeem Sadiq at All Things Paksitan brings up the issue of an increasing irregularity in Karachi, Pakistan where many cars are carrying illegal number plates and the authority is doing nothing to stop this practice.
Bangladesh: To Get An Indian Visa
Kowshik describes the painful ordeal a Bangladeshi has to go through to get an Indian tourist visa from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
India: How To Stop Online Movie Piracy
Soumyadip at Cutting The Chai discusses ways to curb online movie piracy, which is affecting the Indian movie industry.
Nepal: The not so pristine Himalayas
On travel blog Worldhum, Joanna Kakissis reports that climate-change watchdog group Eco Everest has created a successful new “cash for trash” program that rewards climbers for the waste they bring down from Mount Everest.
India: Teachers Day
September 5 was celebrated as the national teachers’ day in India for the appreciation of teachers or Gurus. “One most important thing that is inherently Indian, is the respect given to Gurus in India,” informs Uber Desi.
Bhutan: Women As Executives
As a matriarchal society Bhutan has the least amount of discrimination against women among all the countries in South Asia. Considering that Tshering Tobgay wonders why Bhutanese women are not usually seen in the executive role or in any top position.
Sri Lanka: Bloggers Protest Journalist's Sentence
Sri Lankan bloggers are protesting the 20 years sentence of journalist J.S. Tissainayagam, who wrote critical views of the Sri Lankan government. Ajith P. Perera at Dare To Be Different posts a roundup of bloggers’ reactions.
Bangladesh: Free Bus Service For Retail Consumers
Shehzaad Shams at Bangladesh Corporate Blog wonders about the unwritten dress code in some retail stores in Dhaka, Bangladesh and proposes that these shops should introduce free public transport services to make their shops more accessible to the consumers who do not have their own vehicles.
Pakistan: Death On Reality Show
The death of a Pakistani reality show participant has been subject to hot debate in the Pakistani Blogosphere. Bloggers question the creditability of these kinds of entertainment shows, which lack security measures, and the liability of the corporate giants who commission them.
Pakistan: Secret US Base In Gharo, Sindh
Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz informs quoting sources within the Pakistan Navy that: “certain high-ranking individuals within the Naval forces are involved in secret construction of operational facilities in Gharo, Sindh, which are intended to serve as a base for around 200 US marines.”
India: Give Your Life For A Leader
Amit Varma at India Uncut reacts to the news that 14 people died in different parts of Andhra Pradesh hearing about the death of Chief Minister of the state YSR Reddy. The blogger comments: “It’s quite possible that many of these deaths, if not all, randomly happened around that time,...
India: Its Raining Blogs
Jayakrishnan Unnithan notices the abundance of blogs in the blogosphere and comments: “keep blogging if it is good it will be read and you will be a blog star, else you go down the drainage.”
Sri Lanka: Kumbi Kathawa
Electra posts a review of the Kumbi Kathawa, a dance production depicting a story of a family, which was recently staged by the Chitrasena-Vajira Dance Foundation at the Bishop’s College Auditorium in Colombo.
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