Stories from 3 December 2006
Haiti: Local Artist Wins Global Music Contest
Says Haitian newsfeed Alterpresse (Fr): “Jean Belony Murat [a.k.a. Belo], haitian artist … won the reknown international music competition titled “Les Decouvertes RFI Musiques du Monde” [Radio France International's Finds...
The Week That Was in Bahrain
Bahrain has just completed round two of its Parliamentary and Municipal Council elections, which saw a majority government-backed Islamist Parliament in place. According to Mahmood Al Yousif, only one ‘liberal’...
Global Food Blog Report #35
#1: Yulinka Cooks shares her recipe to prepare Sauerkraut. This new food blogger cooks up Russian food, an often-overlooked food from the former Soviet republics, especially Uzbekistan, Armenia and Georgia....
Malaysia: Attracting Australian Students?
Malaysia is hoping to attract more Australian students to study in Malaysia to balance the numbers of Malaysian students in Australia. Education Malaysia is asking just how Malaysia plans to...
Fiji: No Coup in Fiji
David Stanley writes that coup fears have receded in Fiji” Prime Minister Qarase has shown himself to be a skillful politician able to bend for the greater good of his...
Indonesia: Left out of a Blogging Survey
Unspun remarks that Indonesia gets left out of a blogging survey in spite of having the fourth largest population in the world.
Cambodia: John Pilger's Cambodia- The Betrayel
My Khmerican Corner is inviting readers to watch Australian documentary maker John Pilger's Cambodia – The Betrayal. “Watch and Analyze. This film was made in 1990, but many facts are...
Brunei: Aerobics Vs Yoga
Yoga has become popular in South East Asia with Yoga studios mushrooming all over. Danurasana in Brunei compares her experience with Aerobics to that of Yoga. “In those aerobics classes,...
Brunei: Singapore Dreaming
World of Pablo, once a Singapore resident reviews the latest Singapore made movie Singapore Dreaming. “The most important lesson that I learnt from the movie is how we live our...
China: A silent protest
Problems seem to keep coming for residents of Huacao township in the outskirts of Shanghai's Minxing district. Reports in mainland media from over two years ago [zh] show that after...
Bangladesh: Politics, More Politics and Bloggers
Politics: Blogs are said to be the mirror of a society. The recent political uncertainty in Bangladesh is troubling the citizens and taking up much space in the blogosphere. The...
