Stories from 13 March 2007
Turkey is Typing: You Tube “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
Last week Global Voices reported on the temporary ban the Republic of Turkey put on media site YouTube. The background of the issue stems from a single video posted by...
Panama: CookingDiva Melissa De Leon Wins Again !!!
Leon Kadoch congratulates fellow Panamanian blogger, Melissa de León, “The Cooking Diva” for winning the Bloggie Award for “Best Latin American Blog” for the second year in a row. Melissa...
India: Yay for Mumbai Police!
superstarksa takes a scathing, sarcastic take on Google agreeing to provide IPs to the Mumbai Police. “But I do have some questions for them. While they are at it, will...
Pakistan: On Maps
Light Within on (mis)representation on the world map. “In Mercator’s map Greenland is bigger than Africa, which is in reality 14 times larger. Scandinavia is shown to be the same...
Nepal: On Maoists and Voluntary contributions
United We Blog! on attending a Maoist meeting. “They said that the Maoists didn’t threaten but it was unwise to cause problems with them. This is becoming a constant theme....
India: Ardh Kumbh Mela
Swajana has a video from the Ardh Kumbh Mela. The pilgrimage occurs four times every twelve years, once at each of the four locations. Each twelve-year cycle includes the Maha...
Morocco, Tunisia: Women to Give Nationality to Children Born to Foreign Fathers
TunisienDoctor writes [Fr]: “Finally another Arab country, Marocco, adopts a law that authorizes women to give their nationality to their children even when married to foreigners. Tunisian women have had...
India: Google helps the Indian Government censor the net
ContentSutra on the recent news report that Google may help the Indian Government on their cyber censorship exercises. “Orkut has entered into an agreement with the Enforcement Directore arm of...
Cricket World Cup 2007 through the eyes of the bloggers
The 9th World Cup cricket started with a colorful opening ceremony in the Carribean islands. The tournament is scheduled for 51 matches in a span of one and a half...
La Reunion: Women's Day and Women's Magazines
Blogger Pierrot Dupuy comments [Fr] on a local women's magazine's Women's Day issue: “One of the main articles is titled Mentalities Must Change. Sure, no doubt. But why then do...
Bolivia: Who's to Blame for the Rains?
Blame it on El Niño or blame it on the West. Either way, much of the eastern part of Bolivia found itself drastically affected by heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe will not stand alone
“”But Mugabe will not stand alone when the time for judgement comes, and it shall,” writes Isabella Matambanadzo blogging at Black Looks: “All other African leaders who have applauded his...
Zimbabwe: opposition demands release of its leaders
The opposition in Zimbabwe demands the release of it leaders, via Cry Beloved Zimbabwe: The regime has resorted to arresting forces of democratic change. The whole country is under siege...
Myanmar: Introducing New Blogs
Burma Underground is introducing new blogs that talk about Myanmar.
Brunei: English Language Standard in Brunei
Old Man is not too happy with the standard of English language in Brunei and takes the education system to task. “I know there are lots of arguments about the...
East Timor: Airshow in East Timor
Diligence is impressed by the military chopper maneuvers in East Timor. “I asked some Timorese if they knew of any trouble spot (they usually know) but no-one knew. I am...
Indonesia: Increase in Defense Spending
Indonesia Matters has a post on Indonesia's Defense Minister explaining why they need to raise the defense budget by 15%.
Cambodia: Blogger evangelists urge youngsters to share knowledge and experience
Since its inception in last year, blogging training aka Personal Information Technology Workshop has introduced basic use of IT skills to more than 2000 students from 10 Cambodia's universities. A...
Afghan Whispers:Alcohol,Women and Iranian connection
Afghan bloggers and non Afghan bloggers who write about Afghanistan have lot of stories to share: From alcohol to women and afghan immigrants problems. Alcohol Onne Parl tells us why...
