Stories from 22 August 2005
Tunisia: Mosques Magnetic Card
Need magnetic Cards to Enter Mosques in Tunisia? Relax, Meddah, the Tunisian blogger of Subzeroblue says ‘this is not true’.
Iranian bloggers worried about New President's Cabinet
Iranian bloggers worried about New President's Cabinet
Abaaya at workplace
Arab Pearl of Chronicles of Life from Oman is discussing the interesting issue of work dress code, of woman at Arab world in general and gulf countries in particular. She...
United Arab Emirates: You are what you eat
Lulu of Arabian Adventures writes a lengthy-healthy post; you are what you eat.
Philippines: Coconet
Philippines’ coconut geotextile (coconet) for soil erosion control has been chosen as one of the 12 finalists in Newsweek and BBC World’s World Challenge.
Vietnam: More TV stations
Viet Nam Television (VTV) will have eight channels by 2010, and broadcasting time will be increased to 168.5 hours per day, with 80% of total broadcasting time devoted to in-house...
Vietnam: Enduring culture
Vietnamese God is a Hanoi-based Vietnamese who blogs in excellent English and superb photos. Working in the tourism industry, he has grown used to people who choose Wild Rice for...
Singapore: The right to vote
After the Presidential Elections that never were, here comes the awakening: Straits Times political editor Zuraidah Ibrahim argues that the institution of Elected President is not very important, and blames...
China: Wife-swapping
China is changing. The increasingly popular phenomenon happening in Guangdong is wife-swapping among white collars made up of lawyers, businessmen and administrators, who are generally highly educated. The mantra: “Neo-polygamy”...
Malaysia: Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman, founder of free software movement, will conduct two seminars on “Software Freedom and Danger of Software Patents” in two Malaysian universities later this week.
Bangladesh: Blogspeak on the Blasts
Bangladesh: Blogspeak on the Blasts
