Stories from 7 December 2006
Sri Lanka: Which Tamils does the LTTE represent?
indi.ca on which who the LTTE represents, along with a background on the diversity within the group of people who speak in Tamil. “The highest concentration of Tamils is in India (Tamil Nadu) and I know Tamils from Singapore, Malaysia etc who don’t identify with Sri Lanka or the Wanni...
Colombia: First Black Colombian General
Poor But Happy forum user “webmanco” posts an excerpt of an article about Colombian General Luis Alberto Moore Perea and adds: “Here is another successful black Colombian, for those who think, blacks got no opportunities in Colombia.” A commenter from Cali, however, responds, “I would be happy to see how...
Nepal: Going to be an ambassador
In the atmosphere of political change, United We Blog! comments on the a sought after job – that of an ambassador. “The ambassadorial positions have become such a job that there is no bar for anyone. We have seen former prime minister, former ministers, former chiefs of army staffs, and...
Bangladesh: Migrant workers in South Korea
imperfect world 2006 on Bangladeshi migrant workers in South Korea. “There are around two hundred thousand undocumented workers not registered with the authorities, many of whom are unemployed. They provide cheap labour, often in dangerous conditions.”
Chile: Autonomia Islamica Wayuu
Western Hemisphere Policy Watch links to the MSN user group of the Chilean faction of Autonomia Islamica Wayuu, the Latin America Hezbollah.
Cuba: NY Times Travel Guide
Cuaderno Latinoamericano gets a kick out of the fact that the New York Times has a travel guide for Cuba including an article titled “The Nicest Place You'll Never Go”.
Trinidad & Tobago: Review of “I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth”
Studio Film Club talks about Brazilian director Vicente Ferraz's documentary I am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth, which chronicles the making of the 1960s film Soy Cuba: “Interspersing shots from the original film – many of which are justly famous for their power and complexity – with interviews, Mr. Ferraz has...
St. Lucia: Flickr Photoset
A Flickr photoset of beautiful shots from St. Lucia by Arnold Pouteau.
Guyana: Murphy's Law
Experience Murphy's Law through the eyes of Guyana-Gyal…
Tanzania: questioning Nyerere's legacy
Tanzania in focus writes the second part of his post, Was Kambona That Bad?, which questions the legacy of Mwalimu Nyerere, “It is my opinion that Tanzanians, in general, are wimpy folks. I can’t quite put my fingers on it, but belief is that it is all because of the...
Bermuda: Campaign Finance Reform
Christian S. Dunleavy at Politics.bm wonders whether money has any place in politics and calls for campaign finance reform.
Africa: women are reshaping Africa
Women are reshaping the African political landscape, “But African women's rising power is measured not just in numbers. In Liberia, the same women who bore the brunt of the country's more than two decades of war are the ones leading the struggle for peace and carving out a new economic...
Barbados: Too much being spent on Cricket World Cup?
“The Government of Barbados has announced another US$13 Million in your tax money and mine going to those few weeks of cricket that are called Cricket World Cup 2007″: Barbados Free Press suggests that the spending is “out of control”.
Nigeria: Niger Delta crisis
Grandiose Parlor the Niger Delta crisis, “Sixty-Five (65) Nobel laureates comprising the Commission of Nobel Laureates on Peace, Equity and Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria have proposed measures to prevent the spiral of deadly violence in the oil-rich yet impoverished Niger Delta region.”
Bahamas: Perspectives on Slavery
Bahama Pundit features Larry Smith as he examines the issue of slavery and attempts to generate discussion on modern-day race relations.
South Africa: South African adbuster
Inspired by the movie, Blood Diamond, Electric Sphaghetti creates an ad showing the real price of diamond.
China: Beijing bloggers drop the ball?
There's been a lot of response to police in the southern city of Shenzhen‘s decision late last month to put two hundred men and women arrested in connection with prostitution on display in the middle of a major intersection for public humiliation. For most bloggers, the questions an act like...
D.R. of Congo: Congo 3.0
The Salon announces the beginning of Congo 3.0, “Joseph Kabila, and all the elected institutions of the country are embarking in a very long, and arduous journey, during which public scrutiny is going to be higher than it has ever been in the history of the country.”
Cameroon: Afrikan Guitarstrophy
Scribbles from the Den reviews a new album, Afrikan Guitarstrophy, by US-based Cameroonian artist, Wanaku, “In this album, Wanaku shuns the “World Music” genre with its the over-reliance on technology and heavy (in)fusion of Western pop sounds. Instead, he unapologetically uses the acoustic guitar as the main conduit for what...
South Korea: beef from US military base
Robert Koehler from Marmot's Hole reports about the recent debate concerning US military base selling illegal beef to Korean resturants.
Japan: difference between minister and commissioner
Japan government has turned Japan Defense Agency into the “Ministry of Defense”. Adamu in Mutant frog discusses about the difference between minister and commissioner in Japan's politics.
