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6 February 2006

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Stories from 6 February 2006

Lebanon: Danish Embassy Untouched

Rampurple from Lebanon reports that the Danish embassy in Beirut has no damage! How could that be? The embassy is on the fourth floor… the rioters burnt the ground floor...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
6 February 2006

Malaysia, China: A Hokkien Tale

Ktemoc Konsiders retells a story from the Chinese Ming Dynasty about how sugar canes saved the Hokkien, from whom many Chinese Malaysians are descended. “Since that fateful day, the Hokkiens...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

Philippines: The Tragic Crowd

After a stampede in a crowd waiting to get into a popular show turns deadly and kills over 70 people, Howie Severino asks: “One of its deadliest traits is we...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

Singapore: @ a Loss

Imagethief complains about the overuse of the “@” symbol in Singapore “to add a whiff of technological glamour to undeserving brands.”

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

South Korea: Blogs vs. “Gleebs”

Being Korean calls blogs “gleebs” and rants about how so few of them are meaningful: “there are far too few gleeb sites that are actually intelligently-written. there are far too...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

Taiwan: More on “Good” Colonization

Michael Turton's comment on the Japanese Foreign Minister's recent assertion that Japan left Taiwan a good higher educational system turns into an informative post about how that system also systematically...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

Thailand: Book Banned

According to Thai-blogs.com, a new biography of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been banned in Thailand even before its publication, and local access to the publisher's website blocked.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

Egypt: Ferry Tragedy

It is one of the worst disasters in Egyptian maritime history. At or around midnight on friday, the ferry As-Salam 98, carrying 1,414 passengers from Saudi Arabia to Safaga, sank...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
6 February 2006

Africa: cotton subsidies

Grandiose Parlour comments that the removal of cotton subsidies by the US government are not enough for African farmers.…..”if cotton farmers continue to use antiquated farming methods, produce low quality...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 February 2006

Africa: Ali Mazrui on intellectuals and nationalism

Africa Unchained reports on a recent address by historian Professor Ali Mazrui…..”“Intellectuals, Nationalism and the Pan-African Ideal” reveals the growing talks, African-wide, about the implications of the African culture and...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 February 2006

Nigeria: growing up gay

Afrohomo publishes a series of posts on growing up gay in Nigeria. “I started this blog to bear witness to the gay African experience. Growing up gay in Nigeria was...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 February 2006

Africa – wireless networking

Kenyan Pundit points to a wireless networking project that could be used in Africa. “By applying this technology in areas that are badly in need of critical communications infrastructure, more...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 February 2006

Uganda: Fire in refugee town

Uganda-Can reports on a fire in Northern Uganda that has left more than a 100 people dead. The town is home to civilians displaced by the LRA rebellion and government...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 February 2006
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