Stories from 17 August 2006
Haiti: Deportees to Be Gradually Reinserted
Collectif Haiti de Provence points to a (Fr) Radio Metropole article stating: “The Interior Ministry adopted new measures to better manage the case of Haitians deported [from America] (…) ‘Deportees who have served their prison sentence will not be freed upon arrival in Haiti. They will be kept in a...
Indonedia: Independence Day
Jakarta Guru celebrates the Indonesian Independence day with his students.”Holidays for most but not is poor teachers, aaah, as we have to watch the sawn off savages click into overdrive. In fact for many students it's a day like any other. Running, screamin, yelling but today unencumbered by those tiresome...
Cambodia: Heavy Rains
Vutha writes about the heavy rains in Cambodia causing damage to agriculture and tourism.
Kazakhstan: State Funding for NGOs
NGOs in Kazakhstan are worried about the possibility of the state funding them in the future. Leila looks at the pros and cons of state funding for Kazakhstan's NGOs.
Kyrgyzstan: US Relations
Registan.net examines rhetoric as an indicator of the state of US-Kyrgyzstan relations.
Central Asia: Borders
Ben Paarmann begins to examine the reasons for Central Asia's current borders, which are often incorrectly called “arbitrary.”
Voices from Kazakhstan
Almaty Opera House Welcome to our latest round-up of blog posts and online discussions that took place in Kazakh blogosphere. neweurasia's Basil B. Akimov, a Karaganda journalist and editor of www.mediaprovinces.kz and www.medialaw.kz sites, writes about change of rules in the Supreme Court in Astana (RU). You have to show...
China:”I am not interested in politics; I am only interested in making money”
Have you ever heard of the term “Great Firewall” or “GFW” for short? Whom to blame when you have encountered the annoying message “Page Not Found” frequently seen when browsing the Internet in China? An email has been circulating the web recently, calling Chinese netizens to boycott Google, which, the...
Cuba: On Castro's latest message
Divergent views on the most recent message from Fidel Castro, published in Granma this past Tuesday: Pastor Batista, from Las Tunas Cuba, said (ES) it “made millions of Cubans and people in other latitiudes VERY HAPPY,” while Luis M. Garcia questions Castro's referring to himself in the message as “Comandante...
Bahamas: Civil service inertia
Nicolette Bethel calls for a full-scale re-thinking of the Bahamian civil service: “the civil service as designed is crippling the development of The Bahamas. . . . the version that we have in place was never intended to govern a free nation. . . “
Bahamas: Armageddon
Bahamian columnist Sir Arthur Foulkes wonders if the stage has been set for Armageddon.
Nepal: Internal democracy and Politics
United We Blog! on how internal democracy within the dominant political party is necessary and would reflect a wider commitment to demoratic process.
India: To buy a car
Rashmi Bansal explores the economic opportunity and possibility of increasing car sales in India for a particular brand.
Pakistan: Our English Language
All Things Pakistan links to an article that explores the way English language is used and has evolved in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Renting Blues
Ghalia laments how difficult it is to rent a house in Islamabad and comes up with some solutions.
A Google Earth Canary Islands Conspiracy?
In late July Google updated the satellite imagery of the Canary Islands in both Google Earth and Google Maps. The former satellite images from 2005 and 2006 were replaced by images belonging to the Canary public company Grafcan. While some applauded the partnership of Google with a local mapping company,...
Venezuela, UK: Boyd V. Livingstone
Aleksander Boyd has stepped out of his retirement (ES) to continue his sparring with London Mayor Ken Livingstone: “My issue with Livingstone is far from over. The more I research him, his cronies, his advocacy in favour of criminal organizations, his associations with dictators that demonstrably support terrorism and Islamic...
Russia: The Meaning of August 19, 1991
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the upcoming 15th anniversary of the Soviet Union's breakup.
Venezuela, Argentina: Hezbollah in Latin America
Western Hemisphere Policy Watch continues their coverage of the Latin America Hezbollah wing with new coverage from Argentina.
Slovenia, Slovakia: Antidote to the Confusion
The Glory of Carniola posts “The Ultimate Guide to the Mix-Up: An Antidote to the Slovenia/Slovakia Confusion” – as well as a “guide to the similarities between the two countries.”
Iran: Ahmadinejad & CBS
Berkeley Forum talks about Ahmadinejad's interview on CBS. We read in this collective blog that during his interview with Mike Wallace from CBS there were a number of other instances when Ahmadinejad had “teacher-like” comebacks. It certainly reminded me of the old school days in Iran. This is because Ahmadinejad...
