Stories from 31 December 2005
Cambodian Human Rights Leader Kem Sokha Arrested On New Year's Eve
It looks like 2006 will be an even more difficult year for those fighting for freedom of expression in Cambodia according to this post by Jinja about the New Year's...
Turkey is Typing….
Greetings for the new year! Yogurtland, Turkish Torque, and Talk Turkey would like to extend their greetings for a Happy New Year as well. If you happened to be celebrating...
Aruba: Throwing pagaras
Some time before tonight at midnight, the majority of households and businesses in Aruba will throw a pagara to ward off fuku, says ArubaGirl.
Belize: News portal update
Melody reports that the Belize Free Press news portal has been updated. The site features links to Belize newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations and online news sites.
Pakistan: Blog-o-New Year!
As the year comes to a close, I am forced to look back and ask myself an important question, “why the heck did I not write a post for GV...
Malaysia: Islamic burial of ethnic Indian
The recent controversy over “forced” burial of a Malaysia Everest mountain climber M. Moorthy in accordance to Islamic rites, in which the decision was disputed by Moorthy's family, has stir...
Chinese Blogosphere:Year in Review
The development of blog in 2005 is fast and influential. Compared with early years when blog was first introduced, 2005 is the booming year of Chinese Blogosphere in terms of...
Echoes from the Tunisian blogosphere
The results for the Tunisian Blog Awards were announced, here in French and here in English. Tarek writes about “Tree of Paradise”, an exhibition of mosaics at the Brooklyn Museum...
