Stories from 5 April 2007
Russia: Dissident Graffiti
Moscow Graffiti showcases two pieces of Russian “dissident street art”: the first one is “self-explanatory, unless you are a poor soul who has never heard of Bob Marley.”
Russia, France: “Marcho Dorilya” (sic)
Some Chechen opponents of Ramzan Kadyrov are also opposed to a French “mobile festival of artists, performers, jugglers, musicians and others that is scheduled to travel from Paris to the Chechen capital Grozny during the months of April and May.” To learn why, read this post at A Step At...
Antigua, Trinidad & Tobago: WICB Job Vacancy
Wanted by the West Indies Cricket Board: Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. The West Indies Cricket Blog links to the job advertisement that seeks to ensure “West Indies teams are the best prepared teams so as to create a successful and winning culture.”
Ukraine: Non-Violent Crisis
MoldovAnn shares her impressions of living “in the midst of our own little political mess in Ukraine”: “I had a chuckle when a friend of mine working in Afghanistan IM’d me on Monday to check if I am OK. I had to chuckle at the irony. The worst thing that...
Ukraine: Constitutional Court
Abdymok.net and Foreign Notes write about the politics of awaiting the Constitutional Court's decision and other political matters: “Luckily most Ukrainians are equipped with efficient bull-s**t filters and are going about their daily business as usual,” writes LEvko.
Romania: Cyrillic Script
Blog Bucharest provides a link to a Romanian-language Wikipedia page written in Cyrillic script and explains this particular “language issue” a bit.
Romania: Stray Dogs
Blog Bucharest writes about stray dogs in Romania's capital.
Japan: surrogate mothers
Japan’s Supreme Court recently ruled that the woman giving birth, not the woman who contributed her DNA, is to be recognized as the legal mother. Joe Jones from Japan Law blog discussed the implication of the case.
Japan: Living on the cheap in Tokyo
Some tips from Joe on how to live on the cheap in Tokyo.
Thailand blocks access to YouTube
Yesterday, 4th April, 2007, Thailand’s military-appointed government has blocked access to the popular video-sharing site YouTube after its owners, Google Inc, declined to take down a clip ridiculing the country's revered monarch: King Bhumibol Adulyadej. “When they decide to withdraw the clip, we will withdraw the ban,” said ICT Minister...
Arabeyes: Pictorial Tour of the Middle East
American couple BSS and BRN, who live in Al Ain, in the UAE, have been busy clicking photographs of their new surroundings, bringing us up close and personal with the beauty of the architectural marvels they see around them. A special interest is posting pictures of mosques on their blog,...
Malaysia: Against Opinion Space Monopoly
Jeff Ooi in Malaysia seeks encouragement from Gandhi's non-violent movement against the British salt monopoly in India. Jeff and a fellow Malaysian blogger are being sued by a mainstream media company. The blogger writes “Seventy-seven years on, ain't we living in a world of surging monopoly over the opinion space....
