Stories from 24 May 2006
Russia: “Russophiles and Reality”
Megan Case muses on what it's like to be a female Russophile living in Russia.
Russia: Zhirinovsky Tea
Konstantin Dlutskiy of Russian Marketing Blog post a photo of a curious item he stumbled on recently: Zhirinovsky Tea – named after and made for one of the most notorious...
India: The Musical Bloggers
Collaborative blogging and now collaborative music. Blogswara bring out music in three languages where “Everything is done by the bloggers themselves. Lyrics, Music, Orchestration, Vocals, Recording and Mixing. Everything is...
India: Through Goa by train
Windy Skies takes a trip on Konkan Rail through Goa and has a lot to share on things seen and felt through the journey.
Nepal: What now for the Maoists?
What are the Maoists upto in Nepal? What outcomes do they desire? United We Blog! comments “While the country is readying itself for the first round of peace talks with...
Nepal: Maoists and Monarchy
Nepali Netbook comments on the seeming tough times for the Maoists and their stand on Monarchy. “The thing to measure in the days and weeks ahead, therefore, will be Prachanda’s...
Bangladesh: Update on Labour Strike
Drishtipat provides an update on the ongoing labour strike in Bangladesh by the textile workers.
East Timor: Foreign Peace Force
Dili-gence reports that East Timor's President has requested for external help in dealing with the recurring violence in the country. The blogger also analyzes the various parties involved in the...
“Twas an action-packed week for Indian bloggers: financial meltdown, reservation quota and the Da Vinci Code controversy etc. etc.
Bloggers penned their thoughts on a whole range of subjects from the stock market crash to Sherlock Holmes...
Vietnam: A gift from Flickr
Our Man in Hanoi gets a surprise gift from the popular photosharing website Flickr.
Philippines: Portraits of young musicians
Sidney Snoeck has portraits of young “kalutang” musicians. The “kalutang” is a folk musical instrument made of two pieces of wood and originates from Marinduque province of Philippines.
Malaysia: Finding the Banned Movie
Brand New Malaysian finds that one can actually find the video CDs of the banned movie “Lelaki Komunis Terakhir”. The blogger also links to another post that has background information...
Saudi Arabia: Saudi-American Media
News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch and Saudi-Lebanese Rotana founder Prince Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz are moving even closer together, lebanon.profile said.
United Arab Emirates: Car accidents in Dubai
Are people leaving Dubai because of the risk of death on the roads? Find out at One Big Construction Site.
Iraq: New Oil Policy
Mohammed writes about the new oil policy and opening the door for investments from countries that “stood with Iraq”.
Palestine: Land Grab
Olmert plans to remove the smaller settlements and puts it in such a way as if he’s doing the Palestinians a favour! Bush says he accepts the larger settlements (which...
Cayman Islands: Gay cruise song
With another gay-themed cruise ship about to berth at Grand Cayman, Cayman Bobby is amused by the lyrics of a new song by local artist Barefoot Man recounting Caymanians’ attitudes...
Cuba: Accomodating Cuba
What approach should nations adopt in relation to Cuba? Pondblog crafts an argument from the following ingredients: an article by the director of the Council for Hemispheric Relations (COHA), a...
Bermuda: iPoliticians
US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's podcast may not be gripping, but according to the Limey, “what's remarkable is that he's doing this at all.” In Bermuda, he adds, “....
Iran: Licence for Blogs?
ITIran blogger talks about what he heard in a meeting in Ministry of Information concerning blogs. This blogger says it seems government is discussing a project to oblige people to...
China: Gays have it better
Laowiseass‘ Lalaoshi looks back on his former life as a columnist for China's English-language weekly 21st Century and being banned then from mentioning homosexuality. “Over the past year,” he writes,...
