16 May 2006

Stories from 16 May 2006

Bangladesh: Jesus and Buddha

Sadiq Alam after buying a book that talks of the parallels between Jesus and Buddha. “As if i could see them standing on top of the hill, and i could...

16 May 2006

Belarus: Fake Dissident

TOL's Belarus Blog writes about Mikhail Vashkevitch, an impostor in the Belarusian opposition's ranks, about to lose his asylum in Bulgaria: “I wish we were back to the times when...

16 May 2006

East Timor: Local Liquor

Tumbleweed in timor lorosae reviews local liquors in East Timor. The same post also has an update of the situation in East Timor.

16 May 2006

Thailand: Bangkok Malls

Vietnam resident and blogger at Antidote to Burnout goes shopping in Bangkok and wonders if Bangkok could serve as a shopping development model for fast growing Vietnam.

16 May 2006

Indonesia: Economics Blogger

Indonesian blogger A. Fatih Syuhud profiles another Indonesian blogger Martin Manurung. “We need many more bloggers like him who has concern on Indonesia's development in socio-cultural as well as in...

16 May 2006

Bermuda: Signs of an election

Christian S. Dunleavy looks at the recent activities of Bermuda's ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) and suggests that “the planets are clearly lining up (or being lined up) for an...

16 May 2006

Dominica: Turtle-watching

It's sea-turtle nesting season in the Caribbean; on Dominica's east coast, The Hand I Fan With's ThandieLand describes the hundreds of people who visit the beach near her village each...

16 May 2006

Iran: Dogs & Men

Sharh, a photoblog, has published a photo of two dogs and their owners. Blogger says having a dog can create opportunities to get new girl or boy friends in Iran.

16 May 2006

Hong Kong: China-sent spies?

EastSouthWestNorth‘s Roland Soong translates news stories on “what must be the first big internet-fueled political storm in Hong Kong” which comes down to whether or not the Hong Kong Democratic...

16 May 2006