Stories from 12 November 2005
Barbados: Sweat Shop Allegations
Ryan Patrick of West Indies Cricket Blog is following the story of Indian immigrant laborers suing World Cup Barbados over sweat shop allegations at the Kensington Oval Re-development Project.
Egypt: Early Christmas
Cairo is preparing for Christmas a little bit too early!
Iran: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Sooratak invites people to visit Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art where many western masterpieces are exposed. Blogger writes that this collection was bought more than 27 years ago and it can be considered one of the world's top art collections. (Persian)
THE 13TH SAARC SUMMIT KICKS OFF IN DHAKA
The 13th summit of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has begun in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh today. Being active since 1985 the forum steps into the third decade amidst great expectations. Representing a combined population of over 1.4 billion, these seven nations (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,...
Malaysia: Name Crisis
Kurtlow.com becomes alarmed that crisis levels may have been reached regarding ridiculous English names used by Chinese.
Japan: Analyzing the Harujuku Girls
Japundit analyzes the bizarre, somewhat disturbing posse of Japanese hipsters employed to trail American pop singer Gwen Stefani — the Harujuku Girls.
South Korea: Datemates or Sexmates?
The Lost Nomad finds an article about the emerging phenomenon of no-strings-attached “datemate” relationships in South Korea.
Uzbekistan: Settling Andijon's Refugees
Registan.net reports that Uzbek refugees from Andijon currently in Romania are a step close to final resettlement.
Mongolia: Spelling Disaster
New Mongols reacts to the news that Mongolia will change its alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin.
Armenia: TV
Ara Manoogian has been watching a lot of Armenian television lately and reports that what he is seeing is bad for the country.
Armenia: A Family Starts
Martuni or Bust!!! reports on Yerevan wedding traditions.
Afghanistan: Beyond Kabul
Afghan Reality applauds the recent news of a new 5-star hotel in Kabul, but says more must be done to develop the country beyond Kabul.
Argentina: Jacarandá, '94 Suicide Bombing, Stenciles
Robert Wrighton says Buenos Aires will soon be covered in purple. Ian posts about the government's recent identification of a suicide bomber responsible for 85 deaths in a 1994 anti-Semitic attack. Flickr user, Pele, has a collection of street stenciles from throughout Buenos Aires.
