Stories from 12 September 2005
Images from Singapore: Bloggers All
“Bloggers All” by Ashwin Kumar Scenes from a Singaporean blogger meetup.
Guyana: Jagdeo's Promise to Business
Living Guyana is reluctantly optimistic about president Jagdeo's promise to clear the red tape around investing.
Grenada: Remebering Ivan
Blah, Bloh, Blog remembers hurricane Ivan on its first anniversary and recounts her own experiences.
Singapore: online sedition
From a Singapore Angle rounds up blogger coverage of the two bloggers charged with sedition for racist remarks online. There is also a follow-up post here. mr brown has more...
Belize: Chosen as Technorati Featured Blog
Simone Engeln is thrilled that Simones Belize Blog was chosen as one of Technorati's featured weblogs today.
Spain: Yahoo Spain sends cease and desist note
Julio Alonso of Merodeando writes that his Spanish software blog has been sent a cease and desist letter (translated here) by Yahoo! Spain.
Guyana: Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
Taran Rampersad has a summary of last week's Caribbean Internet Governance Forum held in Guyana as well as Software Freedom Day. Jacqueline Morris, from Trinidad and Tobago was also at...
Sri Lanka: Don't call the cops
Sri Lanka: Don't call the cops
Venezuelan Bloggers’ Views on Chavismo
The Venezuelan blogosphere portrays a fairly complex political spectrum rather than the bipolar one presented by mainstream media. The conversation is becoming more inclusive, allowing escualidos1, moderate opposition, neither-nor2, chavistas...
Pakistan: Bush and after
Pakistan: Bush and after
India: Can't learn wearing that!
India: Can't learn wearing that!
Bangladesh: Feminism
Bangladesh: Feminism
Bangladesh: Understanding Islam
Bangladesh: Understanding Islam
Kenya: Customer-friendly police
Kenyan Pundit reports on a new initiative by the Kenyan police to deal with “customer service issues”.
Ethiopia: New Year
“Welcome to 1998″, says a post at Meskel Square, with an explanatory link to the Ethiopian calendar.
Ethiopia: World War Four
Ethiopundit, blogging on the anniversary of 9/11, says a fourth world war is being waged against those who seek to pervert Islam, “one of the world's great religions”, in the...
Sudan: Spotlight on Darfur
AllThings2All hosts a detailed round-up of blogs, Spotlight on Darfur 1, which focuses attention on the troubled Sudanese region.
Zimbabwe: Constitutional amendments
Black Star Journal, commenting on the recent constitutional amendments in Zimbabwe, says the government of President Robert Mugabe has turned the country into “one, giant prison camp”.
Power supply and IT
Timbuktu Chronicles takes note of the “Energy Solutions Toolkit” issued by USAID on how to use off-grid power sources for ICT projects in areas where power supply is unreliable.
Jordan: Silent Protest Against the Wall
Roba announce that there's going to be a candlelight vigil held in front of the UN building in Shmeisany on Wednesday the 14th of September at 7 PM in silent...
Zimbabwe: Human Right Watch report
Human Rights Watch releases a statement on its new report into recent events in Zimbabwe, saying that the government of President Robert Mugabe has violated the human rights of hundreds...
