Stories from 15 March 2006
South Korea: The Confucian ideal
The Asia Pages writes a long analysis of the usefulness of Confucian values in modern East Asian societies, noting strong biases in favor of males and older people, and wondering what the sage would have said about China's current government. “An oppressive government is more to be feared than a...
Japan: How to become a Japanese citizen
Japundit highlights a book by U.S.-born Arudou Debito, formerly David Christopher Aldwinckle, about how he went to live in Japan and became a citizen of that country.
Belarus: Kozulin Controversy
Tobias Ljungvall writes about the controversy surrounding Aleksandr Kozulin, one of the presidential candidates; a discussion ensues in the comments section.
Belarus: Early Vote, Transportation and the Arrests
br23 blog does a quick roundup on the state of Belarus five days before the election: early voting; tickets to Minsk for the coming Sunday; and the new arrests. He also writes about last Sunday's arrest of a Ukrainian TV journalist while she was filing her report live from Minsk.
Belarus: Pre-Election News; Rally in NYC
Andrei Khrapavitski reports on the arrest of the editor of a Belarusian Polish Diaspora magazine in Minsk; a Russian printing company's refusal to print a number of Belarusian papers; and the regime's ominous preparations for the upcoming vote. Andrei also announces (BEL) that a rally in support of democracy in...
Belarus: Milinkevich in Pinsk
Adam Goodman of Being Had has attended a meeting with Aleksandr Milinkevich in Pinsk. Here's his impression of the main opposition candidate: “[…] He is like a college professor who is trying to be nice but in reality would rather be somewhere working on his next book rather than dealing...
Mohamed Choukry and Jill Carol ..Remembered in the Moroccan blogosphere
Last week was a very active one in the Moroccan blogosphere. Different subjects interested the Moroccan bloggers from Jill Carol‘s liberation to the the sexual education for kids. Islam, as usual, was among the hot topics especially after the media, in the international level, are giving the opportunity to anyone...
Haiti: “Failing Haiti”, the documentary
Haiti-Cuba-Venezuela Project weighs in on the documentary “Failing Haiti” and the goings-on in and around a screening of the film in Washington DC.
India: Ideas to campaign against street harassment
After the exceptional response to the Blog-a-thon on street harassment, the Blank Noise Project invites ideas on campaigns, opinion polls and specific activities that could be undertaken to carry on the awareness and advocacy.
Uyghurs: Girl band from Uzbekistan
Via ESWN, The Opposite End of China offers a pop video of an Uzbek Uyghur girl band, singing and dancing in their own video.
Nepal: Maoists on the move
United We Blog! with a photo-post on – “Images from around Nepal that tell the stories of sufferings and depict the activities of CPN Maoist rebels who are launching a ‘people’s war’ to overthrow the monarchy.“
Sri Lanka: 8% you say!
Janapathi on the figure of 8% economic growth in Sri Lanka as stated by the Finance Secretary and the facts behind this seemingly positive figure.
Sri Lanka: From Wadduwa
Webhamuva has an update from Wadduwa on post-Tsunami reconstruction.
Bangladesh: Tagore in a podcast
Bongo Vongo presents podcasts of Rabindranath Tagore's work -“This first of that series is from a collection of his short stories which were published in the west around 1916 and entitled ‘The Hungry Stones and Other Stories’.”
Jamaica: Audio excerpt from a novel
Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp posts an audio recording of himself reading a sequence from his novel Benjamin, My Son.
Guyana: Media attack
MediaCritic wonders what's behind the “unrestrained and overt attack” by the Stabroek News on the current administration. “Is there an ulterior motive,” he asks, “or are they just responsbile media bringing the facts of life to the public?”
Dominican Republic: Trivia questions
Bracuta posts a list (ES) of Dominican Republic-specfic trivia questions.
Cayman Islands: Brokeback hypocrisy
Cayblogger is less tongue-in-cheek than usual in his response to a Cayman Islands pastor's views on “Brokeback Mountain”.
Bermuda: The ABCs of DSL
As Bermuda's DSL provider starts running newspaper ads touting the excellence of its service, the service starts getting patchy — and the Limey reminds them that competition is on the horizon.
Barbados: Negrocrat
The controversy surrounding Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur's use of the word “negrocrat” will not die, says Barbados Free Press.
Guyana, Trinidad: Festival of Holi
The Kyk-Over-Al blog profiles the Hindu festival of Holi, as celebrated in Guyana, Trinidad and around the world.
