Stories from 4 November 2005
Harare Diary
Harare Diary reports on the continued negative affects of Mugabe's Operation Murambatsvina. “So many small income-generating activities remain brutally suppressed. Homes still lay broken. So-called “proper” housing promised by the...
The Nigerian blogosphere this week
Gbenga Sesan and Edward of Jangbalajugbu Homeland Stores had a car accident on their way to Obafemi Awolowo Univeristy in Ile-Ife from Lagos. The car went off the road and...
Justice for Abdolkarim
The events of the 21st of October did not end in complete peace. A new alarming, yet not directly related, development took place. This time shaking the Egyptian bloggosphere more...
The Upcoming Chinese Blogger Conference
The Chinese Blogger Conference would be held from Nov.5 to 6. Chinese Bloggers are very enthusiastic at the first-ever meeting with their online friends. Many of them are already in...
Nepal: Lawyers to Nepal
Nepal: Lawyers to Nepal
Sri Lanka: Rumble in the ranks
Sri Lanka: Rumble in the ranks
Bangladesh: East and the West
Bangladesh: East and the West
Sri Lanka: Sarvodaya launches US Website
Sri Lanka: Sarvodaya launches US Website
Latin America: Polling Without a Clue
Anarchogeek explains his frustration with public opinion polls in Latin America, focusing on opinion polls of Evo Morales in Bolivia.
Brazil: Gay Kiss Controversy Continued
In the midst of a controversy over whether or not a kiss between two men would be aired on the popular Brazilian soap, America, Made in Brazil says MTV Brasil...
China: Resident Classification Change
East Asia Watch discusses changes to China's half-century old hukou household registration system, which tagged urban migrants from the provinces as “rural residents” and denied them privileges available to those...
Malaysia: Falling Grades
The University of Malaya's precipitous fall in the World University rankings has caused much comment in the Malaysian blogosphere, from Education Malaysia to opposition leader Lim Kit Siang's blog.
South Korea: Hog Heaven
Gusts of Popular Feeling chronicles the occasional invasion of Seoul by wild boar.
South Korea, Taiwan: Arms and the Man
“Will I need to buy a gun when I get to the United States?” The Asia Pages tries to assuage the fears of Korean students headed for American universities. Meanwhile,...
Thailand: Between the Lines
Tom Vanvanij picks apart the Bangkok Post‘s coverage of recent elections results which saw the opposition pick up a few seats in the Thai parliament.
Argentina: Neverending Anti-Bush Posts
Robert Wrighton and Jeff Barry have samples of anti-Bush posters and graffiti. Barry also reflects on a Maradona-led protest against Bush and its embrace of Castro. Doug, who lived in...
