Stories from 3 July 2006
Myanmar: Better Than Sanctions
Chlim01 points to a friend's blog that argues for more economic involvement in Myanmar instead of sanctions.
Fiji: Table Tennis Team
The bloggers at babasiga wants Fijian newspapers to give more coverage to the Fijian junior table tennis team. The team is currently in Australia competing in a regional tournament. ” the players are really professional, always talking seriously with their coaches, thumping the floor, leaping about and are as active...
Cambodian Views on Football World Cup
Football fatasy. Football frenzy. Football fever. You name it. People all over the the world are watching the Football FIFA world Cup 2006, hosting in Germany, so are Cambodia. Euphoria and insomnia comes to almost all of us, not to mention Cambodian buddist monks. Just days ahead of the opening...
Hong Kong: Why joining the rally?
This year many bloggers explain why they still joined the July 1st marches in Hong Kong even the agenda was not very clear. Duimanpark says that even though universal suffrage is impossible under the existing political situation, he continued to demonstrate for it (zh). HungOneBean in InMediaHK describes people who...
Hong Kong: a city with no memory
A dead tycoon’s granddaughter is appealing to her family to stop the sale of a vast private garden, famed as the setting for films such as James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, to a property developer. BigWhiteGuy comments that “Hong Kong is a city with no memory....
South Korea: One Big Union?
James in two Koreas reports that three automobile companies: Hyundai, Daewoo, Kia company just chose to join the Federation of Korean Metal Workers Trade Unions under the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions. “The move is expected to bring big changes to labor negotiations between union and company management, allowing each...
Iran: Prostitution
Negah says specialists who are living abroad, have no idea what is going on in Iran and they can not be helpful to talk about women situation in Denmark, Thailand or Nederland. The blogger says condom was considered for many years as a luxury product, prostitution is everywhere, sex and...
Iran: Discrimination & Women
Dokhtare Danshjo says discrimination against women starts from Iranian Constitution where man was named as the head of family and woman as take caring nurse for her husband and childern. This blogger adds even if a woman becomes Foreign Affairs Minister, she needs her husband's permission to leave country or...
Iran: US-Iran Talk
The Spirit of Man thinks US government does not understand who the Leader in Iran is. The blogger writes while supreme leader of the regime says NO to the US-Iran talks, Bush's press secretary Tony Snow says that Khamenei's response is not official and does not have any official value....
China: Tibet Railroad
China inaugurated the Tibet railroad on July 1. Mainland blogger like Bingfengteahouse believes that it is a truely blessing for Tibetian. However, The China Confidential comments that “Tibetans are rapidly becoming an underclass in their own country as a result of the government-sponsored Chinese influx and persecution of Tibetans“. A...
Syria: Prof. Aref Dalileh is Dying!
As Ammar reports, Sources are reporting that Aref Dalilah’s health is failing quickly and that he is liable to collapse at any given moment. Prison doctors have reportedly recommended that he be subjected to a variety of tests and scans, but, so far, prison authorities have not responded to their...
Ethiopia's blogosphere takes a hit
Ethiopia's once burgeoning blogging scene took a hit over the past few weeks after the bulk of its weblogs mysteriously disappeared from computer screens inside the country. All online journals hosted on Blogger's blogspot platform – about two thirds of the Ethio blogosphere – are still affected – as are...
Russia: Vladimir Putin Mini-Roundup
Alex(ei) of The Russian Dilettante's Weblog writes about what Vladimir Putin is doing to Russia and what could be done to Vladimir Putin. Vilhelm Konnander reports on “Putin's power purge” that wasn't. Sean Guillory writes about “Putin A” and “Putin B” and other theories of Russia's development. Yuri Mamchur of...
Russia: Wine Shortage
Megan Case writes about the effect the current foreign-made wine shortage in Russia is having on her life: “When wine started disappearing from the shelves last week, we were unconcerned. Kostia’s theory was that it was all bought up by high school graduates preparing for the all-night graduation party last...
Romania: No-Water Hours and Garbage Days
Romerican writes about the “garbage day” and 48 waterless hours in Brasov, Romania.
Russia: Metro Photos
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile posts a link to a collection of unique photos of the Moscow Metro by LJ user russos: “He makes a point to say that he won't answer questions about where his images are made, or what they specifically might show. He also adds that...
Latvia: U.S. Visas For EU Members
All About Latvia highlights a contradiction much talked about in the EU now: “Citizens of Britain, for example, can travel to the U.S. without any visa, while citizens of Latvia cannot. Yet, citizens of Latvia can travel to the U.K. visa free. That simply does not make sense.”
Ukraine: Political Mess and Party of the Regions
LEvko of Foreign Notes posts two updates on Ukraine's political mess and the role of the Party of the Regions in it. Adrian J. Erlinger of Leopolis sums it up: “Fire them all.”
Poland: Unemployment
The beatroot looks at unemployment figures in Poland.
Poland: The Polish Pro Corruption Party (PPCP)
The beatroot writes about a Polish “lawmaker (law breaker)” whose party “led the crusade against political corruption” and who, despite this, was caught falsifying 1,700 names on her electoral sponsorship list. The beatroot is now considering starting “the Polish Pro Corruption Party (PPCP)” and having this politician head it.
Hungary: Hollywood Stars Wanted
Paul of Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about the Hungarian Tourist Board's creativity: “Hollywood stars” are sought “for an ad campaign to popularise Hungary. […] So, this weekend’s question: If you could choose one Hollywood star to promote the delights of Hungary, who would it be and why?”
