Stories from 14 March 2006
Bloggers & Nuclear Case
Report on Iranian nuclear programme sent to United Nations Security Council by IAEA. Bloggers have a lot to share about this very important event. Abtahi, former Vice President, (Persian) says...
Iran: Google & Nowrouz
Thanks to Salman's blog, first blog in Persian in history, I discovered a site which tries to promote Iranian New Year, Nowrouz, on Google. People are invited to send following...
Mexico: Third Wealthiest Man in the World
Eduardo Arcos points out that Mexican telecommunications monopolist, Carlos Slim was recently listed by Forbes as the third richest man in the world after Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
India: Slum demolition
The Other India on a slum-demolition from the perspective of a person who teaches some of the young children through an NGO programme.
Caribbean, South Africa: Miriam Makeba
Caribbean-born sci-fi writer Nalo Hopkinson recalls childhood encounters with the music of the great South African singer Miriam Makeba, who'll be retiring soon.
India: Picking up the phone
Charu wonders why Mobile phone companies seem to suddenly advocate sensible mobile phone usage and behaviour.
Bangladesh: Migrant Labour
imperfect world 2006 on Bangladeshi migrant labour, with a feature on a person who worked in Jordan. – “It is the only good memory he holds of Jordan despite the...
Nepal: Colours and Holi
Even as Nepal pulls through violence and conflict, the festival of Holi brings some respite. Photo post at United We Blog!
Caribbean: Another bad hurricane season?
Bermuda-based photoblogger Tom Q reports that Reuters and MDA EarthSat Energy Weather are predicting “another year of potential category 5 hurricanes”.
Venezuela: Sabana Grande promenade
Caracas-resident Barbadian Campfyah goes walking along Sabana Grande, where she runs into illegal vendors, roving coffee vendors, chess players and other denizens of the well-known strip. She posts photos as...
Pakistan: Basant celebrations
Shirazi at Light Within weaves brilliant images of Basant and celebrations in Pakistan.
Barbados: The problem with Jamaica
Barbados Free Press expresses “a concern that many Bajans have with CARICOM – although we might share common origins and history with our Caribbean neighbours, there are some cultural manifestations...
China: China Digital Times blocked?
Non-violent Resistance says that China Digital Times is now blocked in China, and that all the distrust created by the Massage Milk hoax has stopped anyone reporting on it.
China: If at first you don't succeed
Need a fake mainland Chinese household registration card, marriage or divorce certificate, Hong Kong or Macau ID card, birth certificate, driver’s license or university degree? CSR Asia has the details.
Dating the Diaspora
Oranckay picks up on a very specific post by a Chinese American businesswomen and wannabe wife and mother on an online dating site, drawing a variety of comments from visiting...
Japan, S. Korea: The Tao of baseball
The Tao of baseball, proposes Japundit, lies in balancing the energies of two familiar and bitter rivals through careful study and appreciation of the Korean flag.
China: The new yuan
Asia Pundit wraps up his experience of the National People's Congress (NPC) with reflections on proposals to remove Mao Zedong's image from Chinese yuan notes, and assures his faithful readership...
China: Punditry and peer pressure
Danwei‘s Jeremy Goldkorn responds to comments on Bingfeng Teahouse, who was wondering if Goldkorn's approach to the Massage Milk hoax was conditioned by other Western writers, because he too imagined...
China: God or Darwin?
Bingfeng Teahouse cites a recent on-line poll on Sina (ZH) which showed around 35 percent of respondents saying that they believed in a form of universal intelligence as the architect...
Hong Kong: Urban myths and koans
ESWN translates a series of questions currently being asked of straight-A Hong Kong students by three of China's top universities now recruiting in the territory. Including: “If you are in...
Russia: Cold Spring
Lyndon of Scraps of Moscow quotes his St. Petersburg friend on what spring feels like: “It's very cold everywhere, we drink tea mixed with vodka and minimaze [sic] our moving...
