4 October 2006

Stories from 4 October 2006

Martinique: Aimé Césaire and Franz Fanon

Le Blog de Moi (Fr) describes the debate over after which anticolonialism thinker to name Martinique's international airport: Aimé Césaire or Franz Fanon. Fanon, although born in Martinque, is not...

5 October 2006

Vietnam: Visiting a remote Island

The blogger at The Final Word in Saigon visits Con Dao, an island in the South China Sea. The blogger posts pictures and some observations from the island. “If I...

5 October 2006

Malaysia: Space White Elephant

The blogger at Sensintrovert analyses a news report on Malaysian Prime Minister talking about Malaysia's space efforts. The blogger feels that there is too much hype in the media. “I...

5 October 2006

Trinidad & Tobago: The 2007 Budget

Saucydiva offers an assessment of the budget presented today by Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, with a special emphasis on its potential effects on the upcoming Carnival season.

5 October 2006

Brunei: Haze in South East Asia

This is the haze season in South East Asia. The cause of haze is the open burning of land by the farmers to clear it for agriculture. SaS in Brunei...

5 October 2006

Hong Kong: Minimum wage

A citizen report at inmediahk.net on a demonstration for minimun wage in Hong Kong. Demand from demonstrators are HK$30 (US$3.5) per hour. While the existing fast food resturant (KFC) rate...

5 October 2006

Kazakhstan: Diaspora in Turkey

Kazakhstan's diaspora in Turkey recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary there, and Özgecan of neweurasia reports on the celebration and the community's history.

5 October 2006

DRC: UDPS of Benelux Won't Support Bemba

On their blog, the UDPS of Benelux announces they will not support Jean-Pierre Bemba, incumbent Joseph Kabila's opponent in the October run-off election, even though they are staunchly anti-Kabila.

4 October 2006