10 December 2006

Stories from 10 December 2006

Rwanda: African Bloggers on Kagame Judgment

French Judge's Arrest Warrant From Cameroonian Diaspora Blogger Sanaga Peregrinations: Un bref résumé des épisodes (récents) s'impose pour ceux qui n'ont pas suivi. 1. Le juge antiterroriste français Bruguière, clôture...

11 December 2006

Taiwan: election outcome

ESWN blogs about the gaps between public opinions and election outcomes in Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. Michael Turton picks up the discussion.

11 December 2006

Japan: wealth

Alexpappas in Japundit puts forward a local report about the distribution of wealth: Japan is home to a fifth of the world’s richest 10% of adults in terms of global...

11 December 2006

Cambodia: The Cambodian Land Grab

ki-media links to Australian television story on the land grab taking place in Cambodia. After the Khmer Rouge was ousted, the Cambodia Goverment allowed anyone who occupied a piece of...

11 December 2006

Japan: organic architecture

Verena in pinkmag writes a feature story on organic architecture by Patrick Blanc, where plants can grow vertically into a garden building.

11 December 2006

South Korea: spy case

Robert Neff at Ohmynews reports on the recent spy charge with a focus on a Korean American suspect.

11 December 2006

Russia: A Letter to Putin

It's a letter-writing season in Russia. LJ user yashin posted an appeal (translated here) to the judge who had given a harsh sentence to an activist for placing a banner...

10 December 2006

China: I have no legs

A lump of coal would actually come in handy for the cold souls in Petitioner Village this winter, judging from the stories told in The China Next Door, a photo...

10 December 2006

Malaysia: Unimpressive Medals

Tony P at Education in Malaysia blogs writes why he is not impressed by the tally of five gold and five silver medals that a Malaysian University won at a...

10 December 2006