3 May 2007

Stories from 3 May 2007

Trinidad & Tobago: Urban Planning

  3 May 2007

“Why is Trinidad so lost on the urban planning front?” asks Club Soda and Salt. “It’s time to really put some thought into improving the capital city.”

Arabeyes: The Middle East in Pictures

From dealing with the death of dear friend - a horse - to news of how the seaside town of Mukalla is Yemen is turning into a soulless new construction site, Amira Al Hussaini takes you on a new pictorial tour of the Middle East in today's blog round up.

Guyana: Mt. Roraima

  3 May 2007

Guest authoring on the Caribbean Beat Blog, Nicholas Laughlin writes an account of his hiking expedition to Mt. Roraima, a tabletop mountain located on the borders of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.

Hong Kong: Blog Chain: Lemon Tea

  3 May 2007

Recently Hong Kong Bloggers are playing the Blog-chain game around a topic: Lemon Tea. (Technorati search: 檸檬茶) “Lemon Tea” is initially this year's examination topic for Chinese composition at Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. The topic was criticised by teachers and education authority because they found it “too post-modern”,...

Bahamas: Elections Over, Opposition Wins

  3 May 2007

Pending the results of the Bahamian General Elections, which took place yesterday, Bahama Pundit touts the idea of changing governments regularly: “Either our politicians, public servants and judiciary uphold the rule of law, or, like termites, they will destroy the very structure of our nation. The best way to force...

Macau: Why Did The Macau Disturbance Occur?

  3 May 2007

ESWN continued to translate article concerning Macau May Day disturbance. There are six listed reasons: In summary, this is an almost-zero-sum game. If the demands of the present marchers are met, another set of marchers will show up because their interests have been adversely affected as a result. Even if...

Libya: Why No $100 Laptops?

Libyan blogger Khadija Teri laments the end of a dream to bring affordable $100 laptops to classrooms in her country. “It was supposed to be happening this year in Libya too but it didn't … what happened??? We were looking forward to it… promises, promises… sigh…” she writes.

Lebanon: The History of the Car Bomb

Lebanese blogger Bashir Moussa briefs us about the history of car bombs. “The car bomb was invented in the US and was used to devastating effect by Mario Buda, an anarchist who exploded his horse-drawn wagon on Wall Street in 1920,” he notes.

Jordan: Media Freedom Backslide

“Are we witnessing a media freedom backslide in Jordan? For the past couple years or so, Jordan has been making baby steps towards safeguarding the freedom of the press, one was the recent scrapping of an article that imprisoned journalists. However, from what I read this week, things are not...

Bahrain: The Alcohol Agenda

Bahrain-based blogger Bint Battuta opens Pandora's Box and talks about how comfortable she is with alcohol and those who drink. “There's nothing remarkable about this – plenty of non-Muslims don't drink – but what I find strange is that the few Bahraini friends I have who do drink are almost...

South Korea: Libel?

  3 May 2007

Michael Hurt expresses his frustration as a foreigner in South Korea. This time, his friend is caught in a libel case because he has told the truth.

Egypt: More than 1 Billion in Aid from US

“Egypt famous e-journalist Wael Abbas who is currently in the United States had a little interview with Condi Rice’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East Scott Carpenter for few minutes about the American aid which according to the annual report of the American aid organization Egypt took between years...

Algeria: The Great Libyan Shia Plan

Qaddafi called recently for the creation of a neo-Fatimid empire in North Africa that would be “Arab and Shiite”, for “North Africa is Arab and Shi'ite,” reports Algerian blogger Nouri. “Obviously the Fatimids were of Arab origin, and not Iranian; the Iranians came to Shiism far later than did the...

Bahrain: No Free Press

Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif marks World Press Freedom Day on a solemn note. “This occasion of course is not a celebration, not by any means, but is an occasion for all of us to reflect about what dear price journalists and opinion writers pay to bring us news and...