Stories from 12 March 2007
Lao: Ant Egg Dish
The blogger at Laoplanet.net tries out a dish prepared with ant's eggs. “It was crunchy with a popping sound in my mouth. I didn’t get sick or anything afterward. You...
Indonesia: Becoming a Full Time Blogger
Indonesian blogger Fatih Syuhud congratulates a fellow Indonesian blogger who gave up his day job to become a full time blogger.
French Elections and Darfur
Le Pangolin posts [Fr] the flyer for a meeting to take place March 20 in Paris where French presidential candidates including Ségolène Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy will answer the question:...
Algeria: Movie a Waste
Algerian blogger Nouri says the movie 300 was a fantastic waste of $10! “The film is comprised mostly of exaggerated muscles, computer generated imagery, grotesque or unnecessary sex scenes, and...
Cambodia: Coffee Roasting
Phnomenon finds a coffee outlet near his place in Phnom Penh that roasts locally grown coffee beans. The blogger has a pictorial post on the roasting process.
Brunei: Lucky Singaporean Readers
Jewelle says that Singaporean are lucky as their government is not shy to spend money on public libraries and wishes for Brunei to do the same.
Cambodia: Life of a Beer Girl
Vutha describes the life of a beer promotion girl in Cambodia.
Touring Libyan Blogs : Bring a Chaperone or Go Back Home
Libyan bloggers have been quite prolific on many topics this past week, however what easily dominated their minds this time was the ‘invisible’ law regulating the Libyan females under the...
Egypt: Blogger Sentence Upheld
According to Free Kareem, the Alexandria Court of Appeal today upheld the four-year prison sentence against Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman. Dalia Ziada, a human rights activist and translator based...
Liberia: fisherwomen at work
Photos of fisherwomen at work from Liberia Stories, “I met a lovely group of women in Bong County using a fascinating method for catching fish. They line up their handmade...
Zimbabwe: activist shot dead by police
This is Zimbabwe posts an update on Zimbabwean government crackdown on pro-democracy activists: “The Save Zimbabwe Campaign, a campaign initiated by the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance, decided to press ahead with...
Malawi/Ghana: We are all Ghanaians
In “We’re all Ghanaians: Reclaiming Pan-Africanism for the African Renaissance,” Steve Sharra writes: In Malawi we have every reason to join the Ghanaians, and the entire Pan-African world, in celebrating...
China: Who Painted the Mountain Green?
ESWN translates three reporters account of their different versions of report on the Yunan's artificial “green mountain”.
Haitian Women Talk Feminisms
This past week, we covered how Kazakhstan and its Women, the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, and South Asia blogged International Women's Day. Here, two Haitian bloggers write about...
China: one yuan cn domain
Yee ya comments on the one yuan cn domain marketing strategy of China Internet Network Information Center: Each domain will still cost 80 to 100 yuan a year in subsequent...
Bush in Brazil and Ethanol: Blogs Report and Debate
“We have alcohol to give away and sell” – ethanol molotov for yankee target – source: CMI Brasil The quick visit of the US President George W. Bush to Brazil...
China: Thirsty
Michael in the Opposite end of China writes about water crisis in China, with reference to some discussion in recent People Congress meeting.
Hindi Blogoshere: Yahoo! plagiarises from blogs, and cops shake hands with goons!
Sorry for the late update again, I've been quite busy off late & hence the fortnightly roundup of the Hindi Blogosphere is a week late. But as they say, “better...
South Korea: from Yeosu Fire to migrant labour reform
The Yeosu migrant detention centre's fire has developed into a call for legislation to protect the safety and rights of migrant labour in South Korea. Jamies has a very detailed...
Taiwan: Yuan-Hsiao Festival: carry a lantern, play firecrackers, and worship deities
Nowadays, people in Taiwan start working in the fifth day after lunar new year eve. However, in tradition, the 15th day, Yuan-Hsiao Festival, is the the last day of the...
