11 July 2006

Stories from 11 July 2006

DRC: Journalist Shot

According to (Fr) Le Blog du Congolais: “Bapuwa Mwamba, a noteworthy journalist at “Le Phare”(…) was recently grabbed from his family's affections as well as from freedom fighters in the...

12 July 2006

Reunion: chikungunya and environment

Says Dijoux.re regarding (Fr) the chikungunya epidemic plaguing Reunion, “the impact study of the effect of the measures taken to fight the virus on the environment showed that large scale...

12 July 2006

Malaysia: Corruption Questions

Malaysia politician and blogger Lim Kit Siang asks the deputy speaker of Malaysian parliament not to block questions about corroption. The deputy speaker had earlier not given him a chance...

12 July 2006

Brunei: Jalan Sultan

The blogger at bruneiresources blogs about a Sunday afternoon he spent at a newly renovated street in the Brunei's capital city. “The other product is our famous ‘sotong tutuk’ literally...

12 July 2006

Laos: Foreign Investors

Who are the top foreign investors in Laos? Samakomlao blog has a list of the top 15 investors in Laotian economy.

12 July 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Diplomats Expelled

Registan.net discusses the push and shove between Kyrgyzstan and the United States regarding negotiations over the price for US use of an airbase in the country and how it is...

12 July 2006

Armenia: Vochinch Mentality

Notes From Hareinik discusses the news that the mayor of the town of Garni has done nothing with the municipal budget. The author says that sooner or later, silence and...

12 July 2006

Armenia: Water

Zarchka says that water is going to waste in Armenia and that people there fail to understand that water is money.

12 July 2006

Mongolia: Traditional Costumes

the reflector has photos of traditional Mongolian costumes worn for Naadam. Meanwhile, Tom Terry has pictures from Naadam opening ceremonies.

12 July 2006

Uruguay: Sundries

Winter has arrived, writes From Uruguay in a post that also mention's an unhappy president, Mercosur, football, and a farmer's demonstration against an upcoming tax reform.

11 July 2006

Peru: “Why is Hi5 So Famous?”

In Eastern Europe it's LiveJournal, in Brazil, Orkut. Tinta Fantasma tries to figure out why Hi5 is fast becoming the prevalent social networking site in Peru (ES).

11 July 2006

Ukraine: Krayina Mriy

Petro of Petro's Jotter writes about his family's visit to Krayina Mriy (“Dream Country”) world music festival that took place in Kyiv this past weekend, and argues why Ukraine isn't...

11 July 2006