Stories from 8 May 2006
Belarus: Flashmob Inside a Police Bus
Leo Finkel of Maidan International reports on a flashmob protest against re-naming the streets of Minsk into Soviet names, which took place inside a police bus.
Sri Lanka: Tamils and the LTTE
The issue of camps, rights and diaspora in Sri Lanka. Are Tamils justified in supporting LTTE if they are pro-peace? Tiny Little Fractures says “The reason is this: If someone...
India: Delhi Bloggers Meet
Twilight Fairy does a roundup on the Delhi Bloggers Meet. Large range of topics, blogs and nuances discussed.
Iraq: Oil Ministry Fire
Zeyad reports that a fire destroyed the accounts and records floors of the Iraqi Oil Ministry. As a result, employees have been told that salaries cannot be paid for some...
Jamaica: Prostitution – to legalize or not to legalize?
A Jamaican businessman raises the question of whether prostitution should be legalized in Jamaica to help control the spread of HIV/AIDS, but Leon Robinson's not having any of it. “Legalizing...
Jamaica: Carnival innovations
Francis Wade details a few of the innovations in service and use of technology which have been introduced into Jamaica's Carnival. “The food at the Frenchmen Jamaican fetes is simply...
India: Poorism, Tourism and the Western Tourist
Pickled Politics points towards stories on Poorism – or Tourism that lets the tourist take a peak at the poorer parts of India.
Peru: Toward the Second Round
And so the elections in Peru have passed, but they will return because they have no officially announced what we all already knew: there will be a second round of...
Afghan Whispers: To Celebrate or not!
Afghan bloggers talk about anniversary of Kabul's fall in hands of Mujahedin. They disagree about whether or not to celebrate. Why should the Afghan people celebrate this day? Did they...
Kyrgyzstan: Protest Breakdown
CXW of neweurasia breaks down the recent protests in Kyrgyzstan and says that the opposition should look for other ways than more protests to move forward.
Haiti: Skewering Kevin Sites
Humour site God Bless the Whites takes on Kevin Sites’ coverage of Haiti for Yahoo's HotZone.
Mongolia: Health Minister Interview
Luke Distelhorst publishes an interview he conducted with Mongolia's Minister of Health on HIV/AIDS.
Kyrgyzstan: Constitutional Reform
neweurasia reports on constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan and the debate over submitting constitutional reforms to public referendum.
Jamaica: Writer's books on Caribbean lit. syllabus
Writer Geoffrey Philp is delighted to see his books beginning to appear on the Caribbean literature syllabuses at various institutions, including the University of Iowa.
Mongolia: Protest Broken Up
Luke Distelhorst reports that Mongolian police forcefully dismantled protesters’ gers (Mongolian yurts) as South Korea's president arrived for a visit. Tom Terry, meanwhile, writes on the reaction of police to...
Brunei: Revolution and Bilingual Education
Maurina at Turquise and Roses has on post on 1962 Brunei revolution and how the subsequent suppression of the revolt helped Brunei continue with its policy of bilingual education.
Philippines: Overreaction in the schoolboy's table etiquette case
villageidiotsavant wonders if Filipinos and other Asians are overreacting over an incident where a Filipino-Canadian student was punished in his school for the way he used his spoon and fork...
Armenia: Kurdish Nationalism, Yezidis
Onnik Krikorian writes about Kurdish nationalism in Armenia and has many more posts and photos of Armenia's Yezidis.
Martinique: Immigration Scandal Update
Bien Vu offers (FR) an update on Martinique's immigration fraud scandal: “About three people have been incarcerated. More than a quarter of 11,000 of the suspicious immigration files …reveal grave...
Internet Censorship in Pakistan
The Pakistan govenment has been attempting to censor the Internet, in fits and starts over the years. Pakistan has a long history of censorship, from banning books & magazines to...
Malaysia: Abandoned Tin Mines
why360 in Malaysia goes exploring man made entrances on the side of the hills. These openings lead to the tin lode mines that used to generate a large part of...
