Stories from 4 January 2007
Brazil: Women at the 8th International Free Software Forum
Liz Henry writes that G2G, a women-only group, will be going en masse to the 8th International Free Software Forum, April 12-14, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Kenya: dis-arming vigilantes
The Head Heeb on police and vigilantes in Kenya, “The police in much of Africa have a bad reputation. In many countries, police forces are still living down the image...
Mali: clean energy
The African Uptimist writes about universal access to clean energy in Mali.
Poland: A Real-Life Classic Remake
Traveling Life writes about an appointment that resembles “another remake of a Polish classic.”
Hungary: “Payback Time” Approaching
Hungary is a country to be watched this year, and here's why, according to Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar: “Yes, [BBC's John] Simpson is right to put Hungary on...
Czech Rebublic: Skiing Season
My Czech Republic Blog reports on the very belated beginning of the skiing season.
Russia: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Accidents
Wu Wei reads the Crimes/Accidents section of the Sakhalin Times: “All the usual stuff: bribery, corruption, prostitution, drugs, alcoholism, bombs on planes plus a few local issues: ‘Heavy Winds blow...
Croatia: Luxury Watches
Neretva River writes about those really expensive watches that Croatian politicians choose to wear.
Russia, Serbia: Kosovo and Other Issues
Neretva River writes about Russia and the issue of Kosovo's independence.
Lithuania: Vilnius Taxis
Music and Life – Everywhere! writes about unreliability of the Vilnius taxis.
Myanmar: Independence Day Questions
Mayvelous has some questions on Myanmar's independence day. “Are we celebrating?, Are we happy?, Are we independent?”
Trinidad & Tobago: Return of the Silver Fox
Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has assumed leadership of the UNC, the country's main opposition party, once more. Keith Francis has this to say: “And so, according...
Indonesia: Adam Air Crash
Unspun complains about the lack of crisis management training in Indonesia after observing the way the authorities handled the crash of an private airline plane. Relatives were given conflicting messages...
Uganda: Ugandan Blogger Happy Hour
In An African Minute announces the 1st Ugandan Blogger Happy Hour, “The development of blogging communities has a tradition in East Africa, with the Kenyan Blog Webring and the Tanzanian...
Myanmar: Prisoners Freed
The swanker comments on the news that Myanmar government released over 3000 prisoners (but not Aung San Suu Kyi) to mark the country's 59 independance day. “Why are a bunch...
China: execution of murderer
Kanchai comments on the quick execution of a criminal Qiu Xing Hua who had found guilty of murdering 11 people. The blogger is convinced that Qiu is guilty, however, the...
South Korea: father of modern architecture
Robert Koehler from Marmot's Hole introduces Kim Swoo-geun (1931-86), one of the fathers of Korean modern architecture, to the readers.
South Korea: revisionism
Owen from Korean history group blog introduces the debate on revisionism concerning the president Roh's comment on Korea War as civil war.
South Korea: business and politics
A blog post from Asiapages about the relation between business and politics: How much do politcal country relationships matter?
Peru: YachayBlogs
Juan Arellano announces that the Peruvian Scientific Network [ES] is now offering its own WordPress-based free blogging platform called YachayBlogs [ES].
Armenia: Expatriates
Armenian LJ user bekaisa writes about the segregated world that expatriates live in, inspiring some interesting comments. Onnik Krikorian responds, adding that Armenia's expatriate community is different from neighboring ones...
