Stories from July, 2005
India: Cricket Match
India: Cricket Match
India: Decline of Times of India
India: Decline of Times of India
Pakistan: Wrestling
Pakistan: Wrestling
Nepal: Demonstration Photos
Nepal: Demonstration Photos
Bangladesh: British Prisons
Bangladesh: British Prisons
Bangladesh: Terrorism
Bangladesh: Terrorism
Sri Lanka: Dynasty politics
Sri Lanka: Dynasty politics
Sri Lanka: Electricity for Tsunami Hit community
Sri Lanka: Electricity for Tsunami Hit community
USA: Blogger punished for his political remarks over Iraq
A blogger named Leonard A. Clark, An Arizona National Guardsmen, was punished for his criticism over Iraqi War. He was charged with violating operational security and 11 counts of disobeying orders.
News from Chinese Blogosphere
After Tencent required its QQ Group users to register their real name, poll shows that near half of people would abandon the use of this popular IM software. Also 65% of them are against the policy of so-called “real name registration” if implemented by government widely. Another interesting story about...
Spain: Leaking leakers
Barcepundit reports that Spain has its own leak scandal about embarrassing information that government doesn't want released.
Saudi Arabia: The Huge Princely Gift
Saudi Jeans comments on the huge gift given to the Louvre by Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal.
Mexican President, Vicente Fox Interviewed by Blogger?
Last night I came across a post on Bloggings by Boz which linked to a post in Spanish by Goleech mentioning that Mexican president, Vicente Fox, in what must have been a first, was interviewed by a blogger. I read through the interview, and though it seemed more than sufficiently...
Malaysia: Malaysian Bloggers on IRC
Brand New Malaysian passes on word that there's now a dedicated IRC channel for Malaysian bloggers.
Lebanon: Bad Apples, Good Oranges
Beiruit Spring on Lebanese attitudes towards their brothers (and sisters) in their armed forces.
Jordan: Can Jordan be the bridge-blog nation?
Jordanian blogger Ahmad Humeid asks can Jordan be the bridge-blog nation?
Iran: not quite the caricature it is presented as
Brooding Persian, distressed by the execution of two young men for being homosexual, tries to explain that Iran isn't as simple and as caricatured as it sometimes seems.
Iraq: It's time to call them (OUTSIDERS)
The Iraq blog A Free Writer suggests that the term ‘extremist’ be retired in favor of “outsiders”.
Iraq: Started to worry ..
A mother of three writes about the difficulties of trying to raise her children in Iraq.
Iraq: Are We Going To Let Them Win?
Iraq the Model asks: “Did Syria and Iran win in their indirect war on Iraq?”
South Korea: Gotta love those Stalinists
The Marmot's Hole passes along a report that a South Korean academic is arguing the Korean War should be regarded as a “war for the great cause of unification”.
