Stories from 10 January 2007
Trinidad & Tobago: Indira Gandhi in Trinidad
Caribbean Free Photo posts a photo of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum in Delhi, India, and expresses delight at discovering that Trinidad occupies “quite a prominent place” in the museum's...
Bloggers on the Iran government's efforts to enforce registration of blogs and web sites
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Iran has been trying to follow the Chinese government’s path of controlling blogs and web sites. Owners of blogs and sites have...
Japan: first mosque in Kyushu
Ampontan explains the process about how the decision of building the first mosque in Kyushu managed to get concensus from the local community. It takes 8 years and the construction...
Iran:Conservative journal criticised Ahmadinejad's Rhetoric
According to Alpar, conservative journal,Islamic Republic, criticised Ahmadinejad's rhetoric on nuclear issues.The blogger says Ahmadinejad's empty slogans has created a lot of unrest in the world[Fa].
Guinea: unlimited national strike
Black Star Journal reports about the national strike organized by Guinea's main trade union, “Guinea's main trade union collective, CNTG-USTG, has announced that it will launch an unlimited national general...
Nigeria: challenging census figures
Naijaman challenges Nigeria's latest census figures, “Pray, what kind of census portrays Kano as being more populous than Lagos state? Where cows and goats mistakenly counted? Who are those phantoms...
Kenya: Kenya is in danger
The Kenyan blog, Kumekucha: You Missed This, describes Somalia's threat to Kenya's security, “Two events happened late yesterday that clearly sounded warning bells that Kenya is in serious trouble over...
Somalia: US absence was helpful
Gathara's World reacts to US airstrikes in Somalia, “If there was one place where America was helpful by its military absence, Somalia was it. For as long as no American...
Hong Kong: lawsuit against single mother heroine
The police decides to charge the single mother heroine, Ho Loy, who has been protesting against the star ferry pier demolition, of possession of weapon (a cutter) and criminal damage...
China: poor writers
Xueyong compares the income of famous and best selling writers in U.S and China and finds out that Chinese writers’ income is far too low (zh).
China: hotel in the quarry
Atkins recently won an international competition for the design of a new city for 500,000 people – Songjiang Garden City, on the outskirts of Shanghai. Arranging to Fons in China...
China: medical lawsuit
Joel Martinsen in DANWEI presents a story that combines the one-child policy debate with the current controversy over the value of traditional Chinese medicine in modern society.
Trinidad & Tobago: “Is Chinese food ours?”
Trinifood wonders whether Caribbean territories could legitimately include certain Chinese dishes part of their national cuisines.
Dominica: Brands of the year
On reading a piece by a well-known business writer designating certain Caribbean brands “brands of the year,” Dominica's Kenny Green concludes: “There are no centers of excellence in Caribbean business....
Cuba: Will Sheehan respond to las Damas?
Babalú Blog wonders whether US anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who's visiting Cuba to demonstrate for the closure of the prison at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, will respond to a call...
