Stories from 6 September 2006
Vietnam: Sampling Street Food
The blogger at Antidote to Burnout takes us beyond the main streets to sample neighbourhood food stalls.
Sri Lanka: The problems Tamils face
Land like no other requests readers to list five problems faced by Tamils in Sri Lanka and the resolution of the issue.
India: Murugan Provision Store
Chandrachoodan on the provision stores in Chennai, the system of credit, the shopping experience and how every corner of the city has one.
India: Blank Noise Project
The Blank Noise Project, which has been building support and testimony about sexual harassment on the streets through blogs and blog coordinated action has a wishlist – Monica wishes they done some things differently.
Pakistan: Earth and Sky
Shirazi on the breathtaking mountains. “Northern Pakistan is a land of contrasts, of surprises, a richly textured melting pot of diversity that leaves a vivid memory in the minds of every visitor, hiker or adventurer – only if the world knows it. “
Sub- Saharan Africa: Making the case for free markets and open politics in Ethiopia
"The tens of billions of free economic decisions that those fortunate billions of us are allowed to make every day are the most magnificent expression of popular democracy and translate directly into the freedom of the political market"
Bangladesh: FOBANA and Friends
Drishtipat on attending a diaspora based event in the US. “Federation of Bangladesh Association of North America (FOBANA) just celebrated their 20th year over the long weekend (Sep 1, 2 & 3) in Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.”
Cambodia: Tuk-Tuk Drivers Protest in Angkor
Details are Sketchy talks about the protest by tuk-tuk drivers in Angkor after the new restrictions that prevents them from driving the tourists to the temples were enforced. Tuk-Tuks are three wheeled motorised vehicle widely used in South East Asia and South Asia as a form of public transport. The...
Vietnam: First Day at School
At the start of fall semester, Vietnamese blogger Elmooh remembers his first day at school 19 years back.
