2 March 2006

Stories from 2 March 2006

Armenia: Public Art

Zarchka writes about mixed up priorities regarding the placement and treatment of public art in Armenia.

3 March 2006

Central Asia: Missionaries

Ataman Rakin discusses the work of Christian missionaries in Central Asia and how it creates divisions and resentments in society.

3 March 2006

Armenia: Prison

Oneworld Multimedia reports on prisons in Armenia. There are accompanying photos at hetqphotoblog. Start here and work back.

3 March 2006

Bolivia: or Kollasuyu?

Miguel Centallas brings up one senator's suggestion that Bolivia be renamed to “Tawantinsuyo” or “Kollasuyo”. Jim Shultz poetically describes his love for Cochabamba.

3 March 2006

Colombia: Much Ado About Nothing?

Andres Duque writes about a small story that made a big wave when a council member from Tulua, Colombia proposed a bill that would have required all Tulua male residents...

3 March 2006

Russia: Past and Present of Mosselprom

Snowsquare.com writes about the past and present of Mosselprom – the Moscow Association of Establishments for Processing Products of the Agricultural Industry: “[It] became famous for extraordinary advertising, with graphic...

2 March 2006

Indonesia: Oil Concession

Yosef Ardi updates us on the struggle between ExxonMobil and Indonesian state oil company Pertamina over rights to operate the Cepu oil and gas field. He fills in some juicy...

2 March 2006

Thailand: Taking a Stand

Dhannyboy at thai-blogs.com shares his thoughts about the ongoing protests against Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra: “It is because are will still believing to live in the land of milk and...

2 March 2006

Russia: More On Dedovshchina

Sean Guillory writes about dedovshchina and cites an article in the Moscow Times that not just condemns conscript abuse in the Russian army, but offers ways of fighting it.

2 March 2006

Russia: Matryoshka

Konstantin Dlutskiy of Russian Marketing Blog writes about Russia's very recognizable symbol, matryoshka, and its amusing rendering for a Russian opera festival poster.

2 March 2006

Iran: Blog for Samarra

Several religious students (clerics) in Qom have launched a blog to cover Iraq's news in English and specially Samarra. In the blog we can read “Commenting on the terrorist bombings...

2 March 2006