Guyana: Guayana Night 2005

Taran gives his summary of Guyana Night 2005 in Georgetown which celebrates all things Guyanese. Complete with photos.

Bangladesh: Terror

Bangladesh: Terror

Nepal: What really is..

Nepal: What really is..

Pakistan: And the winner is..

Pakistan: And the winner is..

Pakistan: Speed Dating

Pakistan: Speed Dating

India: Splogged?

India: Splogged?

South Asia: Main Stream Blogs

South Asia: Main Stream Blogs

Bangladesh: Snapshots from Dhaka

Bangladesh: Snapshots from Dhaka

Kuwait: Calling Sergei Krikalev

Maryam of q80girl, achieved one of her dreams. She talked to Sergei Krikalev on the International Space Station (ISS) while it was passing over Kuwait.

Jordan: Bataranzi

Wondering what Bataranzi means? Laith writes the face and reason behind the name “Bataranzi”.

Israel: Blogging

Tikun Olam wonders, Blogging and Blog Comments: Freedom to Say Anything or Civil Discourse?

Iraq: Constitution Dilemma

Iraq Rising writes ‘A Dangerous Constitution’: It seems that other than the Kurdish and Hakim’s/Ja3fari alliance, everyone else in Iraq is opposed to this constitution. And the reasons are quite clear. The major issue is the nature and powers of the Federal state visa-ve the Federal regions… The constitution, if...

Homeless but Online in Paris

Farid Pouya at Iranian blog Webgardian points us to a story in French on Projet Internet du Rue (The Street Internet Project) about a homeless Internet user in Paris who's been able to complete an online job search despite having no permanent address. Farid offers a partial English translation of...

Egypt: Only in Egypt

The Egyptian Person is following the Middle East Times, which occasionally has an article called “Only in Egypt“, which has a collection of weird and wondrous news items from Egypt. Chceck some of his collection.

Singapore: Quitters’ Exodus

Did Singapore premier Lee Hsien Loong break down during the National Day Rally because today's youngsters would just give up their citizenship so easily for greener pastures without second thought when they could not be satisfied materially?

Indonesia: Gus Dur for Christians

Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid (aka Gus Dur), an influential Muslim cleric, has made a stand against the anti-Christian activities of violent Muslim group Front Pembela Islam (Islamic Defenders’ Front).

Bahrain: Arab Top 10 Billionaires

Mahmood posts the names of the top 10 billionaires of the Arab world according to ITP Business. While Mahmood wishes them all the best, he asks, what contribution to science did they contribute? Do they contribute to charities? Why is there only one royal in the list?

Philippines: Going to the dogs

The Socialist opposition has been busy using pets for political propaganda. It's a gimmick to dramatize their stand that the impeachment complaint hearings against President Arroyo in Congress are going to the dogs.

Philippines: Arroyo has to go

To the members of the Black-and-White Movement, issues surrounding the Presidency and the Impeachment Complaint share no room for shades of gray when it comes to the Truth. There are others who feel the longer President Arroyo stays in power, the more bankrupt government becomes. A rally is being planned...

Cambodia: Blogs as university research topic

Tharum's blogging experience becomes the research topic for Pannasastra University students who study for Fundamentals of Communication. The referral came from an article in the Cambodia Daily.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is being pressed to convict masterminds of last year’s murder of acclaimed human rights campaigner Munir, who was killed by arsenic poisoning while on a September 6-7 Garuda flight from Jakarta to Singapore to Amsterdam. Though the suspects , Garuda Indonesia pilot and alleged intelligence...