23 November 2006

Stories from 23 November 2006

India: Photographing Allahabad

the shad king finds himself in Allahabad and shoots some dazzling photographs of the city. A glimpse of the pace, the traffic, the river and the people. “It was definitely...

23 November 2006

Bush and Indonesia Islam

If you watched CNN or BBC before and during Bush's visit to Indonesia, you would see a sea of protersters in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta with slogan of anti-Bush and to...

23 November 2006

Latin American Election Blogging

November is quite the electoral month in what has already been a year of elections throughout the Western Hemisphere. The month has already seen the return of Sanidinista leader, Daniel...

23 November 2006

Tahiti: Artisanal Fair

Fenua Blog posts pictures of an annual crafts fair taking place in Tahiti and writes (Fr): “The Artisanal Fair opened its doors in Paofai. As it does every year, it...

23 November 2006

China and U.S: homeland insecurity

One Man Bandwidth blogs about the difficulties in visa application for going to study in U.S from China: We are sending China huge amounts of cash, keeping them out of...

23 November 2006

China: dog eats dog tourism

Joel Martinsen in DANWEI blogs about the notorious tourism industry featured in a magazine, Oriental Outlook: the conclusion the articles seem to make is that change in the industry really...

23 November 2006

China: modern peasants

Lyn Jeffery in virtual China introduces two peasant websites in China. Both sites are rather visible on net.

23 November 2006

Japan: miserable youth

JP in Japundit quotes from a report which reveals Japanese youth are the most miserable in the world.

23 November 2006

Malaysia: Timid Response to Australian Insult

Blueheeler is disappointed by the timid response by Malaysian ministers timid response to an Australian journalist's critical article on Malaysia. The blogger misses the days when Mahathir was the prime...

23 November 2006

Singapore: Official Cupid Disbanded

Coffee and Cigarettes welcomes the demise of a government sponsored match making agency and questions some of the other “top-down” initiatives in Singapore.

23 November 2006

Malaysia: US Supreme Court Ruling

Jeff Ooi blogs about the latest California Supreme Court ruling that says websites that publish inflammatory information written by other parties cannot be sued for libel. The blogger says two...

23 November 2006

Tonga: Blame Game in Tonga

Travel Writer David Stanley at Southpacific.org blog does not agree with Tonga Tourist Association's general secretary who blamed the recent troubles in Tonga on pro-democracy movement.

23 November 2006