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1 November 2005

Stories from 1 November 2005

Saint Lucia: Focusing Domestically

Lordzenn emphasizes at length that recent controversy over a “secret meeting” of former Prime Minister Sir John Compton with authorities from Taiwan shouldn't take away attention from Saint Lucia's domestic...

Written by David Sasaki
2 November 2005

Saint Vincent: Weighty Issues

Abeni's post on rising obesity in St. Vincent and the Grenadines sparks a lively comment thread filled with surprise, anger, and analysis.

Written by David Sasaki
2 November 2005

Chile: Legal Workshop for Bloggers

Claudio informs us of the Legal Workshop for Bloggers, sponsored by Derechos Digitales, which will take place at the brand new Santiago Library on November 12th. More than 300 have...

Written by David Sasaki
2 November 2005

Lebanon: International Support

Mustapha wonders, whyArabs side with a dictator against the whole international community? Doha thinks that it's time for the Syrian people to be represented by someone who takes their interest...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
1 November 2005

Iraq: Transparency

Raed Jarrar wondering, so, making the ballot boxes out of glass makes democracy more transparent in the Middle East!

Written by Haitham Sabbah
1 November 2005

Egypt: Amr Star

Zeinobia says, Amr Khaled and Amr Mussa were not danger and they are not danger on national security but regime Security.

Written by Haitham Sabbah
1 November 2005

Cambodia: SMS Use

Lux Mean at Cambodia Blog reports that short message service or SMS, a.k.a. text, is catching on in Cambodia — as long as the texts don't discuss politics.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
1 November 2005

China: Back Dorm Boys

Bingfeng Teahouse points us to the blog (Chinese) of the Back Dorm Boys, the art students whose video lip-syncing a U.S. boy band has become an Internet sensation.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
1 November 2005

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