Stories from 13 December 2006
South Asia : People, Prayers, Movies and Politics
The latest buzz from different blogs from South Asia: Bangladesh: - Mezba of a Bengali in TO, a Bangladeshi expat living in Canada describes why is it beneficial to sacrifice an animal back to his country during Eid-ul-Azha. - Rumi of Drishtipat predicts the fate of Bangladesh's future if the...
Russia: Chechen War Anniversary
The war in Chechnya began on Dec. 11, 1994. David McDuff of A Step At A Time translates a Prague Watchdog anniversary article.
Cambodia: Life of a Karaoke Girl
Vutha talks to Karaoke girl in Cambodia and describes her life.
Taiwan: travel 2.0
FUNCK CHEN applies the concept of web 2.0 to travel: a travel service that helps the tourists to define their own travel content and environment, etc. (zh)
Hong Kong: Star ferry protest
The protest for preserving Star Ferry has been on going for two days. Protesters had occupied the ferry for stopping the demolition until the police cleared the scene today (Dec 13) afternoon. Inmediahk.net has the most detailed citizen report since last night: including 1. whole town chasing after Michael Sun...
China: cultural bureau
Wang Xiao feng criticises that the Cultural Bureau does not promote culture in China because it defines everything new as “unhealthy” (zh).
China: more on dog crack down
Beijing city government recently invited Chinese and foreign journalists to visit the dog impounding facilities which is set up for all the unlicensed dogs they've caught in their recent campaign. Peijin in Shanghaiist puts together some reports.
Panama: Mothers Day and Transportation
Increasingly infamous for his characterizations of national character, Rob Rivera now presents us with his thoughts on Panamanians and Mother’s Day and Panamanians and Transportation.
Mexico: Sosa Indicted
According to Mark in Mexico, Oaxacan protest leader Flavio Sosa was formally indicted on a number of charges. “From Oaxaca to Michoacan,” writes Ana Maria Salazar, “the federal government has initiated ‘Operación Michoacán’ in order to combat organized crime in the drug-plagued state.”
Chile: Grief and Relief as Pinochet dies
Mexican blogger and Brazilian resident Ricardo Carreón found himself in Chile on the historical day of Pinochet's death and offers some thoughts and photos on its significance.
Guatemala: Interview with Jennifer Harbury
Patrick of the Guatemalan Solidarity Network posts a video interview with Jennifer Harbury whose husband, Efrain Bámaca, disappeared in Guatemala in 1992.
El Salvador: 25th anniversary of El Mozote massacre
Tim Muth remembers the 25th anniversary of El Mozote massacre, “one of the worst atrocities of the civil war and was committed by U.S. trained troops of the Salvadoran armed forces.”
Honduras: Christmas Traditions
“La Gringa” documents the preparations for Christmas in La Ceiba, Honduras: “Christmas traditions in La Ceiba aren't so different from those in the U.S., depending, of course, on the income level of the family. The traditions here in La Ceiba may have been influenced by the long-time presence of the...
Trinidad & Tobago: Christmas Cheer
Some satirical Christmas cheer as Jeremy Taylor quotes Tom Lehrer.
Jamaica: “Elegy for a Fallen General”
“…Like many other Chileans forced out of our country, today I regret only one thing: that we never saw you in front of a judge.” Vivianne Schnitzer's words on the death of Chilean ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet so touched Geoffrey Philp that he posted a poem, Elegy for a Fallen General.
Guyana: Will the Stadium be ready for Cricket World Cup?
“The Guyana Providence Stadium outfield is dead as a door nail,” reports Robin Banks, as preparations for the ICC 2007 Cricket World Cup “are coming down to the wire”. Posted with a photo gallery of the stadium site and cricket pitch.
Guyana: The Loonie on the Seawall
GuyanaGyal has an encounter with a “loonie on the seawall”…
Romania: Romanianisation, de-Magyarisation
Csikszereda Musings writes on Romanianisation, de-Magyarisation, the Romanian Orthodox Church, and more.
Barbados: Corporate Governance
Barbados Free Press refers to an article from the Trinidad Express that calls for corporate governance to be made more transparent by law.
Aruba: Disappointing Strike
Arubagirl was all geared up for a national strike against a 3% sales tax that the government is planning to introduce, but it all came to nought.
Chilean Ex-Dictator Augusto Pinochet Dies
The dictator has died this past Sunday. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, born into a middle class family in 1915, a late-comer to coup plotting in 1973, and subsequent figurehead of the military coup ousting the democratically elected Socialist Salvador Allende, was dead 30 minutes after losing consciousness. He was hospitalized last...
