Stories from 16 June 2006
Nepal: Ceremonial Monarchy
United We Blog! on the future options for Nepal's king given political suggestions that ceremonial monarchy be retained.
Nepal: Contradictory Maoists
As the Maoists criticize the King, Nepali Netbook points out the contradiction. “A day after Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala emphasized the urgency of retaining a ceremonial monarchy in the...
Pakistan: Travel Writing and the Internet
Shirazi reflects on travel writing and the internet. “The Internet that is wrongly considered a pedestal for instantaneous scribbles mixed with emoticons and indecipherable abbreviations has already become a place...
Iran: Government & Communication
Mohammad Ali Abtahi, reformist politician & blogger, says most Iranian statesmen sites have not turned into a communication means.The blogger adds they are mostly promotional and are a part of...
Reunion: Hiking into the Cirque de Mafate
Audrey from Reunion Passion posts (Fr) two new sets of photos of her native island: a slideshow of mostly beaches and a gallery of the Caldera of Mafate. She says...
Iran: Paradoxes of Life
Marge Ghesti talks about different paradoxes in Iranian society. The blogger writes many girls like to have intellectual boy friends but they get married rich guys such as business men...
Reunion: Chikungunya Epidemic Confirmed
LSZ Blog, a health-related blog covering Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, writes (Fr): “It seems that Chikungunya fever has reached a quasi-pandemic dimension with more than a million people...
Bahamas: “Brokeback” and censorship
Nassau Bahamas Vacation reports that a group of lecturers at the College of Bahamas were refused permission by the Plays and Films Control Board to screen the film “Brokeback Mountain”...
DRC: UDPS Sends Delegations to its Diaspora Branches
UDPS Liege posts pictures of recent UDPS meetings involving party delegations from Kinshasa in Liege and Anvers, Belgium. It encourages (Fr) its worldwide members to mobilize for June 30, date...
The Discussion Around the “Argentinean Country Brand”
A few days ago, Argentinean authorities presented the logo that will identify the “Argentina country brand”. The news created debate in many blogs. The most extensive of them took place...
Trinidad & Tobago: Coming home
Club Soda and Salt responds to fellow Trinidadian blogger Seldo's post about returning home: “I’d like to raise a family there. I’d like to not have to deal with snow....
Trinidad & Tobago: A quick history
Jeremy Taylor has posted Part Five of his “A quick history of Trinidad and Tobago”, a multi-part capsule history of the twin-island state.
Jamaica: Hangin’ with Bob Marley
Geoffrey Philp overcomes his hesitation about writing about the experience of meeting and playing football with Bob Marley.
Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Canada: Watching the game
Canada-based Barbadian blogger Jdid recounts the experience of watching the Trinidad & Tobago v. England World Cup match in a store in Toronto where everybody is transformed for the occasion...
Tamil: Blog aggregators, education, middle east and manslaughter
Tamil blogs have risen in a big way since they started showing up some years back. Similar to other blog spheres, collaborative blogs were started, blog aggregators came into existence,...
Venezuela: Comparing Headlines
Katy of Caracas Chronicles has an interesting comparison of headlines from Venezuela's state and private media regarding Peruvian President Alan Garcia's decision to not apologize to Hugo Chavez.
Argentina: Music: Matilda
Fernando Casale has been listening to the second album by Argentine synth-pop band Matilda and so should you. All nine songs are available for download.
El Salvador: Rainy Season
Tim Muth says that “El Salvador is nervously greeting the regular storms of the rainy season.” Laura, based in Ahuachapán, has the photographic evidence.
Japan: the spread of Japanese kawaii
What is the implication of the spread of Japanese Kawaii (cute) image? Is Kawaii a new phenomena or rooted in tradition? Marie Mockett puts up a summary of different viewpoints...
Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome
Today I will concentrate on politics. And before you switch off, let me point out that when it comes to politics, Iraqi bloggers will both surprise and entertain and certainly...
Guatemala: Intro to Livingstone
The bilingual blog, Chapinadas gives a brief introduction to the Caribbean port city of Livingstone.
