Stories from 9 May 2006
Pakistan: US Airstrike In Waziristan
A US airstrike killed and injured some people in Waziristan. Metroblogging Lahore says “Sometimes I feel that people of Pakistan should ask US government to bear the expanses of our...
Sri Lanka: Curfew Time In Jaffna
Transcurrents.com on the sudden imposition of a curfew in Jaffna, the possible reasons for it and how it impacted the life of people.
India: This TV Channel Loves Rahul Gandhi
Who says the mainstream media doesn't have a bias. War For News on how a particular TV channel has a political inclination and seems to have found an icon to...
We Media 2006: In London and Reflecting
The WeMedia Conference in London on the 3rd and 4th of May 2006, saw quite a few authors from Global Voices making sure they were heard. Authors from GVO included...
Haiti: More on the “Kevin Sites Watch”
Alice Backer continues her “Kevin Sites Watch”, her analysis of the journalist's coverage of Haiti. She gives his story on voodoo a thumbs up, but is “still chewing on his...
Russia, Ukraine: Victory Day
A WWII veteran in Kyiv, Ukraine – by Veronica Khokhlova On May 9, former Soviet states marked the 61st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII. Veterans and...
Trinidad & Tobago: Rights of the accused
Taran Rampersad weighs in on the controversy surrounding the posting on the internet of a photo of a minor accused of the murder of a six-year old boy in Trinidad....
Bloggers Bomb for Blogger
Not the life-threatening variety of course. I'm talking about a campaign to bring attention to the situation of detained Egyptian blogger Alaa Ahmed Seif al-Islam, as well as the more...
Barbados: She blinded them with numbers
Barbados Free Press questions the assertion by the Governor of the Barbados Central Bank that the economy is soaring. “This purported “Barbados GDP Growth” is not being fuelled by increases...
Puerto Rico, USA: The Puerto Ricans may be coming
According to VivirLatino, the recent focus on undocumented immigrants may be obscuring the potential effects of a growing financial crisis in Puerto Rico which may prompt a wave of legal...
Singapore: Politician being investigated for “criminal intimidation”
Opposition politician James Gomez's blog has updates on him being questioned for the second time by the police. Gomez was stopped from leaving for Sweden on Sunday to help investigations...
Philippines: Summer time
Synesthetique talks about the summer in Philippines and she is hoping that the government will enclose the country in an airconditioned bubble.
Singapore: Morning commuters
Venitha, an expat in Singapore, describes her fellow subway commuters at her Singapore Adventure blog.
East Timor: Media coverage woes
Sam at Dili-Dallying is disappointed at the quality of reporting on East-Timor by journalists from Australia, Indonesia and Portugal. Sam takes couple of Australian newspapers to task for not having...
Malaysia: Gay blood donation ban
The Outreach is disturbed by gay blood donation ban. The blogger creates a fictional account on his blog to show the cold treatment a gay blood donor might receive. “if...
Jahanbegloo, a Scholar in Jail & Islamic Dress
Several bloggers talked about why and how Dr.Ramin Jahanbegloo, a Canadian- Iranian scholar & journalist, was arrested. Some bloggers have started different activities to help him out or at least,...
Iran: No journal for Reformists!
Boye Khak says Mosharekat, country's major reformist party, did not get permission to publish its new journal, Iranian (Persian).
Argentina, Brazil: Alternative Energy
Wondering if increased consumption of Biodiesel will be a boon to Argentina, Martin Varsavsky asks “Is Oil to Chavez what Biodiesel is to Kirchner?” Sangroncito recently wrote about Brazil's success...
Kenya: Mid air scare
You Missed This reports on a Kenyan airways mid air scare that took place yesterday. The plane was on it's way from Nairobi to Dar-es-salaam. (the plane) “went through a...
Access to MSN Spaces in China
Many people have said that their MSN Space blog is inaccessible or experiences diffculties in connection, including Nina Wu, sister of detained blogger and Global Voices colleague Hao Wu, with...
China: Economic predictions, improvements
A rounded weekend of heavy duty blogging from China Confidential‘s Confidential Reporter. A preview of China Central Television's upcoming multi-episode documentary which claims the decline of America's role in global...
