Stories from 20 March 2006
China: Privacy issues
Xiao Qiang, on China Digital Times, flags an article by Thomas Crampton in the International Herald Tribune on how a new Internet technology, IPv6, will make life even easier for the Chinese government to monitor what its citizens are doing on-line. Crampton is also a guest-blogger on Joi It’s blog.
Jordan: Advertising in Jordan
The problem in Jordan that there are a few corporations can afford to spend on Advertising, such as telecommunications companies. And it’s the only corporations who move the Advertising in Jordan and make the competition stronger and open the door for agencies to show and develop their work. Even though...
Iraq: The third anniversary…sacrifice, fear and hope
It has been three years since ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ began and for three years we debated whether the decision was right or wrong and until this moment we have different feelings and opinions about where this operation brought us and where its aftermaths are going to lead us. … The...
Oman: Today I saw you, Tomorrow you marry me
God, I hate this whole way of marriage here in Oman. Or the Gulf. Or the ME. Wherever its practiced. HOW can somebody just decide they want to marry someone by only looking at them and hearing a few good things about them? HOW can these girls actually believe that...
Egypt: First human death from the H5N1
Amal the poor Egyptian peasant from Kalyoubia was the first human victim in Egypt to be infected by H5N1 and die from the deadly virus , something that must put the whole country whether the people or the government in an alert state. This diseaster opens 1000 doors of chambers...
China: Animating domestic talent
Angry Chinese Blogger writes a long analysis of China’s fledgling animation industry, noting a new initiative to stimulate domestic talent in a market that is largely dominated by foreign imports.
Belarus: March 20 Rally Notes (3)
LJ user samuel_smith reports (RUS): people are leaving because it's cold; a Ukrainian LJ user advises to put something underneath the tents to make them warmer – on the photos, the tents appear to be on the bare ground; a bell is ringing; speakers at the rally include a head...
China: Hu Jia still ‘missing’
Thirty-one days after her AIDS activist husband Hu Jia goes missing, presumed detained, his wife Zeng Jinyan uses her blog as a platform to appeal to everyone to keep asking the question: “Where is Hu Jia?”. She writes a letter to her National People's Congress municipal delegate for Beijing, Wu...
Japan: National archives
Japundit shows off its list of Japan-related Web links, including one for the National Archives, and discovers a somewhat less serious approach to Japanese culture, at Ask A Ninja.
Belarus: March 20 Rally Notes (2)
According to LJ user l_u_f_t (RUS), people from the regions are beginning to arrive and five tents have been set up at Oktyabrskaya Sq. already. LJ user samuel-smith writes (RUS) that “there's a ring around the tents. People surround them so that the police couldn't take them away. From time...
India: Infrastructure Blues
Even as India's presence on the IT map gets stronger, Bangalore's infrastructure gets worse. Scenes from the street from India's IT capital.
India: The high profile protest
What kind of protests end up grabbing the media's attention? Vikrum on the visibility of some high-profile protets.
Sri Lanka: Blog Roundup
SriPost has a roundup of what Sri Lankan bloggers have been talking about for the past week.
Bangladesh: Forced Marriages
imperfect world 2006 brings to light a case study on forced marriages in the context of UK. – “The UK government is currently injecting some energy in bringing to light these human rights abuses through their Forced Marriage Unit.”
Pakistan: Blogging and after
Shirazi responds to a questionnaire on blogging in Pakistan, and provides answers to questions on the Pakistani blogosphere, the future for Pakistani bloggers and a comparison with blogs from elsewhere.
Belarus: March 20 Rally Notes (1)
LJ user lipski reports (RUS) from Oktyabrskaya Sq. in Minsk for the second night in a row: weather's good; the square's not blocked; politically active young people decided not to set up a ‘tent city’ because officials have allegedly confiscated 1,500 tents, but there are plans to put up their...
Free Hao Wu!
On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu's immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the...
This week in Israel: elections, a prison siege and bird flu
Israel’s national elections are just over a week away and Israeli bloggers are finally (finally!) showing some interest in the subject – sort of. The thing is, though, that most are just writing about why they are unable to muster enthusiasm for any of the parties and why they are...
Malaysia: Fund for Public Transportation
A Worm's Perspectives… praises the Malaysian government's decision to use some of the money saved from slashing the fuel subsidy to set up a fund to develop public transportation.
Philippines: Historic Highway
Howie's Sidetrip talks about old pictures of Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, a major Manila urban artery on which the country's 1986 People Power Revolution was played out. Not that long ago, EDSA skirted rural rice fields. Now it passes by malls and skyscrapers.
Singapore: Bear Arrested
bobafett81 has pictures of the arrest in Singapore of an animal-rights activist dressed as a bear during Queen Elizabeth's visit to the city-state. The activist had been protesting the ceremonial use of bearskin hats by Buckingham Palace guards. Mr. Wang guesses what charges the bear might expect.
