Stories from 8 March 2007
Uruguay: Uncle Sam and Big Brother
“Everybody is talking about two things this week in Uruguay. The first one is Argentina's 2007 edition of Big Brother, the reality show, and the way Nadia was kicked out :) The second one, is the fact that Bush is arriving this friday to Uruguay along with Condolezza Rice, and...
Mexico: Private Schooling
Mark in Mexico, who spent the past two weeks in “one of the oldest and best established private schools in Oaxaca City,” hints at his upcoming series on private education in Oaxaca.
Brazil: Photography: Antonio Mari
The Travel Photographer introduces Brazilian photojournalist and ethnographer Antonio Mari.
Colombia, Latin America: US Aid to LatAm
As George Bush heads to Latin America, White House officials make the claim that US aid to Latin America has doubled since Bush took office. But is it true? Adam Isacson examines the numbers.
Madagascar: Development and Protection of the Environment: mutually exclusive ?
(courtesy of Tattum) A recent headline in the news has created a buzz in the world of the environmentalists and among Malagasy bloggers. The Pan African Mining corporation undertook the creation of a new mining site in the Southern region of Madagascar that many environmentalist groups believe will have a...
Cambodia: Prime Minister Uses Scare Tactics for Votes
Blogs by Khmer takes offense at Cambodian Prime Minister's recent speech where he asked the people not to beg his party for schools and other facilities if the party looses the elections. “Shame on you, Mr. Prime Minister! Improving people's lives by building schools, hospitals, bridges, libraries, roads are the...
Philippines: Visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza
Our Awsome Planet shares images from the blogger's recent trip to Egypt. “This is my humble attempt to share the experience with you, and I feel that there are no words to describe accurately the experience. I immediately went over to www.new7wonders.com to vote for The Great Pyramids of Egypt...
Philippines: More Women Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Caffeinesparks celebrates the Women's day by digging up statistics that points to Philippines having the most number of women in top corporate positions. “My country tops the list of countries with the most number of senior management executives among 32 surveyed nations (including yours). In the region where wives supposedly...
Malaysia: Introducing Women Bloggers
Susan Loone introduces some of the interesting Malaysian women bloggers she has come across. “It’s a man world they say. And that was how I felt when I started blogging. Most of the events by bloggers were headed by men, most of the commentators were men. I knew there were...
Myanmar: Blogging the Job
Mayvelous, the Burmese blogger in Fiji gets a new training assignment and she is blogging her training notes “So here I am, sharing my notes. You have a choice to read or ditch them, it’s entirely up to you. I’m still learning and those technologies are very new for me,...
Four presidents, schools without teachers, grassroots activism, film on tour and the gay issue
Blogs continue to provide a venue for Swahili bloggers and their readers to question every action of political leaders. Sure, there are blog posts devoted to other issues – film, fashion and even socio-political commentary with a light touch, but this week one cannot help but notice a series of...
Taiwan: Kevin Lin completed across Sahara
After 111 days, Kevin Lin from Taiwan completed the ultra-marathon across Sahara desert, the largest desert in the world, on 2/20/2007 with other two runners. This ultra-marathon was first proposed by Charlie Engle, who went to Matt Damon's production company (LivePlanet) to persuade them to film a documentary for it....
Japan and China: changing name of Woman's Day
A member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference suggests to Change the name of Fu-nu's Day (婦女節) to Nu-xin's Day (女性節), following Japan's example. Zhaihua points out(zh) that such change is unnecessary, because Nu-xin according to traditional Chinese, is more discriminative than Fu-nu.
China: The Faults of Qin
Granite Studio introduces an ancient writing “The Faults of Qin” from Han Dynasty that criticizes authoritarianism of Qin dynasty and conveys idea of balance power between the state and thoughtful people.