Stories from 6 December 2006
El Salvador: Saca Approval Ratings Drop
Tim Muth looks at a recent poll by the University of Central America, which he says “provides an insight into the pessimism most Salvadorans have about the situation facing their country and the government's efforts to deal with it.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Minshall in 2007
Will Peter Minshall, perhaps Trinidad and Tobago's most lauded mas’ designer, be returning to the Carnival arena in 2007? Trinidad Carnival Diary is excited at the prospect of another Minshall band…
The week that was in The Moroccan Blogosphere
Marrakech celebrates the stars The red city of Morocco looks more beautiful with all the glamorous actors taking part in its sixth edition of the International Film Festival. The very good Laila Lalami posts about the event and points a very interesting statement said by Mohammed Majd a Moroccan actor...
India: Babri Masjid, memory and Syncreticism
On 6th December 1992, Babri Masjid, a mosque built in the 16th century was destroyed by fundamentalists. Synchroni-Cities remembers the day with much poignancy. “I was twelve years old when the mosque was destroyed. Why do I keep rememebering it? Because though I know it is a fantasy, an idealization,...
Myanmar: Indo-Burma Car Rally
New Mandala writes about a car rally taking place in north-east India and Myanmar. “The rally traverses a route that is maybe just starting to re-emerge as a viable conduit for everyday trade and transportation.”. A former supporter of democracy in Myamar, India is now open to seeking closer with...
Malaysia: Strict Dress Code
The Swanker blogs about imposition of strict islamic dress code on non-Muslims in Malaysian city of Kota Baru. “But I strongly doubt whether such laws would be acceptable in the rest of the country. And developments like these can only serve to polarise Malaysia's Muslims – between those that believe...
Sri Lanka: Preserving Old Buildings
True Sri Lankan writes on preserving old buildings in Colombo. “It is sad since we should be making an attempt to restore those old buildings since they are part of our history and we should make sure that they are preserved for the future generations.”
Bangladesh: Should India have helped Bangladesh?
Rediff, an Indian portal has a series on the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 – which had a direct hand in the independence of Bangladesh. Drishtipat links to the same and feels the Bangladeshi perspective is missing. The comments for the post have interesting takes on history and the nature of...
Israel: Rachel Corrie's Legacy Lives On
“Despite the murder of Rachel Corrie almost three years ago in Gaza, international volunteers continue to arrive in Palestine to help bring justice to the people living there. These are wonderful, brave young people who have no fear for their lives, standing up to the very forces that killed Rachel,”...
Qatar: Women's Volleyball at Asian Games
Women's volleyball attracts a crowd in Qatar, John B. Chilton said.
Israel: U.S. aid to Israel
“What do we get from the United States? What is this aid? And what are the conditions? A high percentage are loans, and of the “aid” most must be spent in the United States. This strengthens the Unites States economy, weakens Israel's military industries and gives the US the tools...
Jordan: ICT Forum
Ahmad, Roba and Lubna are attending Jordan's ICT Forum (kingdom's premier international information and communications technology industry event). Keep an eye for updates and latest news from these bloggers.
Israel: Municipal employees strike update
“Last week's strike was over quickly after promises were made by the government offices, to transfer money to the municipalities who have not been paying their employees’ salaries for many months now due to their dire financial situation. Some municipalities indeed paid, but the majority never received money and 12.000...
Palestine: Cleaning up the beach
“My mother saw a group of men collecting some wood off the beach the other day. She assumed they were custodial workers and thanked them for their work, asking why the Municipality didn't send people out to clean up the beach more often. It was then that she realized they...
Lebanon: When death becomes a way of life
Hizbullah’s people are turning other Lebanese into enemies. Angry mourners chanting “death” to Premier Fouad Saniora buried Tuesday a young Shiite man “Death to Israel”, “Death to America” and now “Death to Siniora”. Somehow, these death threats always backfire and countless Shias under the spell of the lords of jihad...
Tunisia: American Occupation Of The Moon
“Predictions: One week after the establishment of the moonbase the American media will declare the moon effort a quagmire. The European Union will complain that the USA is using 100% of the moon’s resources. Commentators on El Jazeera will report the moon is controlled by the Jews. China will provide...
Egypt: Forbidden games
As though the Middle East needs more violence; a video game where the player controls a suicide bomber in a crowded street has gone on display in Israel. Among the other games was a Syrian-made game showing Palestinian gunmen shooting at IDF soldiers, and plotting to kidnap Bush. Some of...
India: Wal-mart, Bangalore and BarCamp Bangalore II
National Interest, Wal-Mart, Internet, Barcamp, Bangalore and Bollywood are some of the topics we look in this week's round-up about all things Indian. There is a new group blog called Signal. The focus of this blog is on India's national interest. President Musharaff of Pakistan offered a new proposal to...
Hong Kong: media promotion fee?
An anonymous blogger doctor report blogged an open letter to the Civic Party concerning the political campaign for election of Chief executives (zh) and there is a list of “media promotion fee”: Apple Daily: HK$ 50,000 (discounted); Ming Pao: HK$ 80,000 (discounted); South China Morning Post: HK$ 189,379 (to be...
Japan: metabolic ministers
Lee in Tokyo times reports two Japanese health ministers have started a website (with photos of their bellies) to document their fight against getting fatter.
Japan: foreign workers
Debito translates an article about the treatment of foreign workers in Japan and NGO's effort in advocating “free choice of work sector”.
