Stories from 11 January 2007
Bangladesh: State of Emergency
Drishtipat Group Blog sums up the current political scenario in Bangaldesh. “The State Of Emergency that was declared today is a culmination of a year of continuous protests and battle...
Bangladesh: Political Crisis
Adda on the escalating political crisis in Bangladesh. “At the end of three day siege organized by the 14th Party alliance turned very ugly when the Police used brutal force...
Chile: OLPC and Politics 2.0
Chileans bloggers are very impressed so far with the US$ 100 laptop, OLPC. But how will the innovative device, meant to help bridge the digital divide, arrive to Chile? What...
Tajikistan: Mother's Best Friend
Candide describes the gahvora, the cradle used in Tajikistan and other parts of Asia, which, the author says, is the mother's best friend because it has “everything the baby needs...
Kazakhstan: World Class Architecture
Ben Paarmann reports that German architects won a contract to build housing and community structures near Almaty. Judging from the designs, he wonders whether or not the contracts Kazakhstan gives...
Kazakhstan: Government Shuffle
The Roberts Report reports the results of the Kazakh government's reshuffle, which has resulted, Roberts says, in another balance of power between powerful groups, but one that appears to indicate...
Armenia: Democratic Deficiencies
At Blogrel, Observer explains some of the problems in Armenian democracy.
Afghanistan: To Guantanamo for a Misunderstanding
Sanjar Qiam tells the story of Faqeer Ahmadi, a 34 year old man from the Kharwar district of Afghanistan's Wardak province who was held at Guantanamo Bay for a year...
Malaysia: Taking Over Malaysian Slogan from Porn Sites
Malayu Boleh is a popular slogan often used in Malaysia. The phrase is meant to encourage the malay people and it means “Malays Can”. People widely search for this phrase...
Missing in Cambodia: Eddie Gibson
It was in October 2004, when 19-year-old Eddie Gibson traveled to Cambodia from Thailand and went missing. Until today nobody knows the whereabouts of the English backpacker. The parents are...
Cuba: Sheehan won't meet the “Damas”
Mark Masferrer calls the fact that US anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan will not be meeting with the Cuban activist group “Damas de Blanco” (Ladies in White) nor visiting a Cuban...
Freedom of the press and Saddam Hussein in the Moroccan blogosphere
Last week was mostly about Nichane and since the trial of the two journalists started on Monday, this week will probably also be about this issue in the Moroccan Blogosphere...
Ethiopia: Jesus was born on January 7
Did you know that Ethiopians celebrate Christmas in January? Read Meskel Square, “As everyone who reads this must know by now, Ethiopia has its own calendar and time system –...
D.R. of Congo: hippo poachers arrested
Congo Rangers blog has a post about the arrest of hippo poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kenya: Chinese cars in Kenya
Kenya Online Today has a post about Chinese cars making it big in Kenya, “Now the Chinese models are back and they are offer serious competition to trucks and pickups...
Kenya: is Kenya prepared?
Life, Universe, and Everything writes about the preparations for the World Social Forum in Kenya, “Apparently, they don't want to put up the attendees in hostels, since they want a...
Tanzania: a Panther in Africa
My Africa Today writes about Pete O'Neal, one of the last American exiles, “O’Neal fled the country, and has lived in Tanzania for over 30 years. He is one of...
Ghana: Ghanian food and culture
Ethan Zuckerman writes about a visit to Ghana by a popular TV host, Anthony Bourdain, “His camera crew does an excellent job of capturing the chaos, color and rhythm of...
Japan and Korea: tunnel
Goh Kun, a former prime minister of Korea, is proposing a Japan-Korea tunnel as part of his campaign for president. Joe from Multant Frog gives some historical background on the...
Japan: free English-language online sources on Japanese politics
Adamu from Multant frog gives his readers very good information on free English-language online sources on Japanese politics.
China: flu alert
Ai Wei Wei puts up a flu alert on his blog: in Jan, among our dozen people working team, more than half of them got flu. Some of them are...
