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2 June 2006

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Stories from 2 June 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Manas Rumors

Registan.net discusses rumors of a new deal between the US and Kyrgyzstan over the use part of Manas airfield to support military operations in Afghanistan.

Written by Nathan Hamm
2 June 2006

China: Old festival, new name

Known in the West mainly for its colorful dragon boat races, yesterday's Duan Wu (端午) Festival has its origins with Qu Yuan (屈原), a renowned and respected corruption-fighting poet whose...

Written by John Kennedy
2 June 2006

India: Outsourcing the Blog

Much of venom directed towards India seems to be the idea that outsourcing to India results in job losses in the US. Workbench decides outsorce the blog to India for...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
2 June 2006

Mongolia: Tax Exempt

Luke Distelhorst notes that projects related to Mongolia's 800th anniversary will be tax exempt, but he worries that the government will end up missing out on a lot of needed...

Written by Nathan Hamm
2 June 2006

Armenia, Azerbaijan: Back to Talks

Christian Garbis writes that Armenia and Azerbaijan are set to return to the negotiating table to discuss the exact same peace deal that was rejected last time. Garbis says the...

Written by Nathan Hamm
2 June 2006

Nepal: Maoist tactics

Blogdai reports from the field as he wanders about in a Maoist Rally. “Got me a free Prachanda tee shirt in the process. A pattern was evident and it showed...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
2 June 2006

India: Women and the Workforce

Being a woman in India on women, labour and the government. The laws governing women in the organized labour force are surprisingly archaic, and are not very adequate to ensure...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
2 June 2006

Mongolian Mining and the Blogs

Mine shaft construction at Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia, image by Ivanhoe Mines The May 12, passing of Mongolia's windfall profit tax law on copper and gold rocked Mongolia's mining world. The...

Written by Ben Paarmann
2 June 2006

Arabisc: Arabic Bloggers Ken

This week in the Arabic Language blogsphere: Let’s start with the hard stuff. Tara from Iraq, has some rare seen images: Tara then writes: أحاول ،كل يوم ، ان اطرد...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
2 June 2006

Iran: Women, Football & Violence

Kamangir says several women were brutally hit and injured when they attempted to enter the stadium to watch Iran-Bosnia football match. The blogger reminds us that this game was the...

Written by Fred Petrossian
2 June 2006

Iran: Free, thanks to bloggers

According to Khabgard, Farshid Faraji, an Iranian cameraman who had been arrested in Iraq, wrote a letter to thank bloggers for his freedom one year ago. Faraji says bloggers let...

Written by Fred Petrossian
2 June 2006

Nigeria: Talking about AIDS

Exodus, a new blog from Nigeria, comments that the rate of HIV in Nigeria is higher than perceived. She concludes “The most important thing to know is that we have...

Written by Sokari Ekine
2 June 2006

South Africa: Lost firearms

Fodder reports that 50,000 guns have been lost in South Africa over the past three years and asks “how the hell do you loose a gun?“.

Written by Sokari Ekine
2 June 2006
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