Stories from 8 September 2006
Haiti: Questioning Haitel's 70 Million Investment
Tout Haiti ponders (Fr) Haitian telecom Haitel's recent 70 million dollar investment into CDMA technology: “Why didn't the Haitel investors invest those 70 million dollars in the agricultural sector where there is much more stability compared to Port-au-Prince.”
Syria: Tourism and cultural events
Syria is witnessing a thriving cultural and tourism activity during this time of the year. There will be the Heritage &Culture Festival which will take place from 15 th to 22 nd of September and will include many concerts and cultural activities through out Damascus, Yaser said.
Venezuela: Rosales Rally Attacked
Miguel Octavio describes a campaign rally by opposition candidate Manuel Rosales, who according to Octavio, “attacked with rocks, bottles and bullets by a bunch of intolerant people wearing red t-shirts and distributing pamphlets with a picture of Rosales at the Miraflores Palace on April 11th. 2002, asking that the law...
Uruguay: La Noche de la Nostalgia
From Uruguay describes (and offers photographic evidence) of the uniquely Uruguayan phenomenon of La Noche de la Nostalgia. The idea surely needs to spread.
Mexico: Oaxaca’s Popular Assembly Storms Government Offices
Writing from Oaxaca, Nancy Davies says the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) “declared the governor Ulises Ruiz Ortíz (URO) ‘proscrito – banned, exiled, unwelcome – in the state of Oaxaca.” Rodrigo Javier has eye-opening photos (ES) of APPO storming the government offices. Concluding the post, he writes,...
Mexico, Brazil: A Tale of two Presidential Elections
Ricardo Carreón, a Mexican businessman living in Brazil, has a fascinating comparison between elections in the two countries.
Bolivia: On the Brink?
Miguel Buitrago wonders where is the rule of law and Miguel Centallas asks if Bolivia is “on the brink” of collapse. Meanwhile, inspired by Harper's Magazine Jim Shultz serves up the his own Bolivia Index: “Number of comments accusing The Democracy Center of being either: communists; stupid; getting rich in...
China: Don't anger the youth
Trolls with dozens of axes to grind, China's angry youth (愤青) are the single loudest and mobilized group on the internet in China. Nationalist, racist, sexist and more, they embody pretty much every ugly extreme to be found in contemporary China. While most rational netizens ignore them, their dominant online...
Latin America: Poll Numbers
It's Friday … time to leave the office at 3 and time for Boz's weekly poll numbers. Here's a good look ahead at upcoming elections in Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
India: Ganesha and Remains of the day
The immersion of the idols of Ganesha in Mumbai speaks volumes about the way people treat the city, its environs and how the remains of the day are scattered all over the city. More at Ultrabrown.
Pakistan: Clerk's House
More history at Metroblogging Lahore. “Entrance to the Maktab Khana (Clerk's House). It is a small cloistered court surrounded by arcades in which clerks use to sit, recording the names of visitors. The inscription outside tells that King Jahangir built Maktab Khana in 1618.”
Bangladesh: Police Brutality
Drishtipat discusses the difference between police brutality and the maintenance of law and order, reflecting on some recent events. “The daily newspapers of today are flooded with news of how the police force had been abusive to the people attempting to siege the EC Secretariat”
India: What noise?
Annie Zaidi reflects on the Blank Noise Project – an online initiative to address sexual harassment on the streets, by hoping to demarcate what is harassment and what isn't.
China: Press, In Contrast
In the recently high-profiled case of First Financial Daily vs Foxconn, over the former's controversial news report on the latter's alleged Apple Ipod's sweatshop. The dramatical end to the case, in which the two issued a joint statement focussing on mutual understanding and “building harmonious society,” was generally considered as...
China: making sense
Picking up the discussion concerning Meng Guangmei and Toiletgate in DANWEI , Sun bin carries on the discussion to the phenomenon of “Feeling the China elephant” in China-related internet forum and blogs written in English: China is an enormous country, both geographically and demographically. Everyone watching China, including this blogger,...
South Korea: when North Korea falls
Robert Kaplan, a visiting Professor in National Security at the United States Naval Academy, wrote an article at the Alantic Monthly titled as “When North Korea falls”, and pointed out the likely winner is China. The articles has stirred up some discussion among some bloggers. Richardson from the Korea Liberator...
South Korea: Kor-US FTA
Dram_man in The Marmot's Hole writes a round-up of pro and anti UK KOR FTA talks.
Martinique/Guadeloupe: Hike in Prices to Cuba
According to (Fr) the Martiniquan site Bondamanjak: “Cuba just ended direct flights from Fort-de-France and Pointe-a-Pitre to Habana. That news will hinder those who have established commercial and other contacts with the biggest Caribbean island. By going through Miami, the exchanges will remain possible but everything will take longer and...
The “Morning After Pill” Debate
The Chilean Health Department has decided to give the morning-after pill, for free, to teens over 14 yeas old. This pill is popularly known in Chile as the “day after pill” (“el día después”). The pill will be given in a confidential way and without consent of the parents. The...
Malaysia: Welcoming the New IGP
Malaysian politician and blogger Lim Kit Siang congratulates the new Inspector General of Police and wonders if the new appointment would improve the deteriorating law and order situation in the country. “But the question uppermost for Malaysians is whether Musa’s promotion would make any difference in the law-and-order situation in...
India: BlogCamp
The Blogcamp in India is scheduled for this weekend. Kiran on what might be on the cards.
