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9 August 2005

Stories from 9 August 2005

Guatemala: New Student Blogs

Carlos Roberto Cabrera of Regilete has an updated list of blogs from the EnRed project which encourages students from around Guatemala to start their own blogs about topics that interest...

Written by David Sasaki
9 August 2005

Guatemala: New Media University Program

Eloquence and Subalternity is a big fan of the online digital collection of the New Media program at Guatemala's Francisco Marroquin University. There are also several worthwhile publications in English...

Written by David Sasaki
9 August 2005

Nicaragua: Linux Internet Cafes

Kevin Brandes writes a post on Linux Journal about his summer trip to Estelí, Nicaragua where he is helping spread the word about free and open source Linux, which he...

Written by David Sasaki
9 August 2005

Nicaragua: Pre-Hispanic Capitol

Picasso Dreams went to a presentation by an archeologist in Nicaragua about what he believes to be the region's original capitol city before the Spanish conquest.

Written by David Sasaki
9 August 2005

Singapore: National Day

Today is Singapore's National Day, and it's also the 40th anniversary of Singapore's independence. Daryl Sng muses that it feels odd to have a country younger than his parents, while...

Written by Paul Frankenstein
9 August 2005

Estonia: Noncitizens to disappear by 2010

Bonjour L'Estonie reports that Prime Minister Andrus Ansip announced that Estonia's stateless population will have all become Estonian citizens within 10 years. Interestingly enough, Estonia's apparently liberal naturalization process contrasts...

Written by Paul Frankenstein
9 August 2005

Meet Da: Cambodian Software Engineer

Hok KaKada, age 21, is one of six software engineers working on the Khmer OpenSource Software Project and the only woman. “Da” was born in Phnom Penh, the capital city...

Written by Beth Kanter
9 August 2005

Images from Indonesia: Flag Seller

“Seller in a Market That Should Be a Lot Smaller by Now” by Shreyans A street vendor sells Indonesian flags for in Jakarta in preparation for the upcoming Indonesian National...

Written by Paul Frankenstein
9 August 2005

Philippines: Kill the pork barrels

The Sassy Lawyer writes about the Priority Development Assistance Fund, more commonly known as the pork barrel fund. The PDAF automatically allocates funds to legislators to spend as they wish.

Written by Paul Frankenstein
9 August 2005

Kenya: Chocolate Teapots

Thinker's Room wonders why weren't Kenya's politicians at a ceremony observing the August 7, 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi.

Written by Paul Frankenstein
9 August 2005

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