Stories from 1 August 2005
Flickr Pick from Grenada
“May Day Procession (St. George's, Grenada)” by Caribeean Free Photo Found this one among some old family photos and I’m assuming it’s Grenada because the inscription on the back said “May Day procession on Halifax Street”. No idea what year it was taken, though I’d think the late 1940s would...
Hong Kong: CCTV Producer to Speak on Weblogs
China Herald writes that Hu Yong, a CCTV producer and director of a Chinese-language blog portal, will be giving a lecture on Chinese blogging and the Chinese blogosphere in Hong Kong later this week. The interesting thing is that the talk will be given in Mandarin.
Caribbean: IP and Blog Reflections
Taran Rampersad goes overintellectual property in the Caribbean and has some reflections on his excellent Caribbean blog list.
Peru: Redistricting Voters
MABB says it's time for the Bolivian Congress to redraw the voting districts to give the Santa Cruz region their fair weight of the vote in the upcoming elections.
Argentina: From Above
With a collection of impressive satellite and Google Maps images of Buenos Aires, line of sight, shows you were to find him.
Argentina: The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas
Jeff Barry discusses his latest read, “The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas,” covering the history of Russian Jewish immigration into Argentina. The book was also made into a movie in 1975.
Latin America: Notes from Beautiful Horizons
Beautiful Horizons has a good roundup of what's going on in Latin America.
China & Japan: 60 years of ‘Sino-Japanese friendship’ exhibition opens in Tokyo, but not in Beijing.
An exhibition celebrating “60 years of ‘Sino-Japanese friendship'” opened in Tokyo over the weekend. However, Angry Chinese Blogger wonders if it wouldn't have been better to open the exhibition in Beijing…
Cambodia: Blogger Meetup
Webbed Feet, Web Log announces that the next Cambodian Blogger Meetup will be on August 7 in Phnom Penh.
Cambodia: The Blog Big Bang
Tharum's Web outlines the Cambodian blog Big Bang.
North Korea: 6 Way Talks Round Up
Asiapundit has a round-up on the progress of the North Korean 6-way talks.
Armenia: Mashutkas in Armenia
The travel blog Beckilina goes for an evocative ride in a Mashtuka through the Arminian countryside. (via Blogrel)
Uzbekistan: You don't have to go home but you can't stay here…
Voch Me Ban looks at the geopolitics behind Uzbekistan asking American forces to leave.
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Jeans Meets Mahmood's Den
While on a trip to Bahrain, Saudi Jeans met Mahmood's Den. Or rather, the authors of those two well-read Middle Eastern blogs met…
Syria: A Conference in Venice – Part Two!
Syrian writer and dissident Ammar Abdulhamid heads off to a conference in Venice… and almost everything that can go wrong on a trip does.
Singapore: How to burn a perfectly good Sunday
Singaporean blogger Mr.Brown spends a day doing reservist exercises. Post complete with its own flickr set.
Singapore: Newspaper response
From a Singapore Angle reponds to a newspaper negative article about blogging that appeared in Sunday's Straits Times.
Sudan: John Garang Killed
New Sudanese Vice President John Garang died in a helicopter accident over the weekend, reports Black Looks. Garang had been a rebel leader and his accession to the Vice-Presidency had been considered a major milestone in the peace process.
Kenya: The London Visit is at the Heart and Soul of Kenyan Politics
Kenyan Transportation Minister Chris Murungaru has had his UK visa revoked last week; African Bullets and Honey looks at the psychology of the London visit for Kenyan politicians.
Zimbabwe: Minister holds post in breach of constitution
The Zimbabwean Pundit points out that one of Mugabe's cabinet members isn't a member of Parliament, meaning that she's holding office in violation of the Zimbabwean Constitution.
Afghanistan: Life Condition in Afghnaistan
Afghan Warrior writes about improvements in daily life in Afghanistan since the Taliban were driven out of power.
