Stories from 19 February 2007
Arabisc: Pictorial Tour of the Middle East
Fed up of all the politics in the Middle East? Me too. This week we will take a pictorial tour of the region, making stops in Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia and Lebanon, to name a few. There are real amazing photographers out there and the scenery and mood quickly changes from...
Deadwood cabinet stokes the fire of public ire in Zimbabwe
Facing unrelenting pressure for change, Zimbabwe's beleagured leader, Robert Mugabe, reshuffled his cabinet two weeks ago, but did little to aleviate the suffering of a nation that has been ravaged by a porous leadership and failing economy. The reshuffle, which wasn't much of a reshuffle, only saw one minister dismissed,...
Liberia: Liberian national police
Kevin In Liberia blogs about the rule of law and the Liberian national police, ” According to the Manager of Police Statistics, a member of the LNP himself, and a man I spoke to for twenty odd minutes in Robertsport over the New Years, Liberian National Police Officers earn $90USD/month...
Bahrain: Improve Your Vocabulary
Want to improve your vocabulary? Bahraini Rants has just the solution for you here.
Touring Libyan Blogs
Equality among sexes in Libya? Yes, because now you have to pay attention to Libyan female pickpockets! This is what Khadijateri discovered yesterday when she went into a shop to buy some clothes. But Khadijateri was lucky indeed as she realized what was happening and used common sense. “Now, I...
India, Pakistan: 66 people killed on the “Peace Train”
66 people were killed on the Samjhauta Express with homemade bombs last night. According to Wikipedia, The Samjhauta Express is a bi-weekly train — Tuesdays and Fridays — that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Wagah and Lahore in Pakistan. Until the reopening of the Thar Express, this...
Thailand: Bomb Attack in the South
Bangkok Pundit is running a update on latest wave of coordinated terrorist attacks in Southern Thailand.
Fiji: Solving Traffic Problems
Gilbert Veisamasama offers some suggestion on his blog to solve the age old traffic problem in Fijian capital city.
Thailand: Pronouncing Thai Words
Realthai has a post on Thai pronunciation and transliteration to get your food orders right in Thailand.
Thailand: Bangkok Street Food
Doodee's Thailand introduces Bangkok's street food stalls.
Thailand: Questions on Thai Economics
Thailand Jumped The Shark asks why the new Thai government that keeps blaming the former prime minister Thaksin for bankrupting the country is itself having a hard time balancing the budget.
Vietnam: Singapore Leader's Advice to Vietnam
Diacritic blogs about Singapore's former prime minster Lee Kuan Yew's advice to Vietnam on how to accelerate its growth.
Tonga: Mobile Phone Upgrade
Samiuela LV Taufa is looking for a higher paying job in order to have the <a href=”http://www.nomoa.com/news/Mobile_Phones_-_I_need_a_new_job”>latest mobile phone</a> that everyone seems to be carrying in Tonga.
Tonga: Upgrading Mobile Phone
Samiuela LV Taufa is looking for a higher paying job in order to have the latest mobile phone that everyone seems to be carrying in Tonga.
China: post-Deng 10 years
Han Song blogs about the unresolved issues 10 years after Deng Xiao Ping's era (zh), including of democratization, polarization of rich and poor.