Stories from 14 May 2007
Talking to Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp
The Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp has published five books of poems, a collection of short stories called Uncle Obadiah and the Alien, and a novel, Benjamin, My Son. He lives in Miami, a member of the great Caribbean diaspora in North America, and he currently teaches at Miami-Dade College. Since...
Japan: Japanese 30-somethings not happy
shigeto2004 refers to and gives an analysis on the result of an online survey conducted by Japanese newspaper Yomiuri on workers in their 30s. This entry is followed by an active thread of responses. [Ja]
Anguilla: Corruption from a Politician's POV
Corruption-Free Anguilla has an interesting take on why politicians seem to be so easily led astray.
Outrage as Zimbabwe assumes helm of key global organization
As if all the troubles bedeviling Zimbabweans were not enough, Zimbabweans were aghast last week as it emerged their beleaguered nation is going to lead the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in yet another cruel twist in the nightmare that is Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's ascendancy occurred in spite of the fact that it is the nation with both the fastest shrinking economy and one of the highest inflation rates in the world.
Trinidad & Tobago: Poverty Down?
“The sense of damnation hanging over this country gets heavier every day–how the hell could any sane person living in Trinidad and Tobago in 2007 say $655 per month is an income anyone could live on?” Nicholas Laughlin is sceptical about the claims of the Poverty Reduction Unit.
Morocco: How to Best Represent One's Country
With the increasing popularity of blogging comes a debate about how to represent one's country, or in many cases, the country in which one is currently living. This week, Jillian York takes a look at the current discussion in the Moroccan blogosphere about how to best portray Morocco.
Guyana: Noise Pollution
“Maybe the murder rate in Guyana would decline if the citizens were able to get a decent night’s sleep without noise interruption,” writes The Guyana Groove, as she addresses the issue of noise pollution.
Trinidad & Tobago: Painting in her Mother Tongue
Caribbean Beat Blog reviews the debut exhibition of Caribbean artist Victoria Len-Oi Lee, which “featured vibrant watercolours and photographs of uniquely Trinidadian scenes and landscapes – with a twist.”
Kenya: Monkey traffic jam
Colobus Trust blog has a story about “monkey traffic jam” and death of a monkey from tetanus.
Barbados: Pictures from Senegal
Barbadian blogger Gallimaufry recently returned from a trip to Senegal and posts some photos from her jaunt.
Syria: censorship and repression
Based on a list, by ISP, provided by the Syrian center for media and freedom of Expression, the Tharwa community has posted a brief history of the Internet Filtering in Syria, which describes the crackdown on online freedom of speech. Most of the blocked websites are related to freedom of...
Nigeria:Bloggers meetup in Lagos
Calling all bloggers in Nigeria: “All Naija bloggers (bloggers in Nigeria, Nigerian or otherwise) are invited to the first ever meeting of bloggers in Nigeria. This event will allow you to meet other bloggers, talk about your blog (if you wish), read some of your pieces (if you wish), or...
Kenya: National Day of Mourning
“Today is the National Day of Mourning for all those who lost their lives in Kenya Airways flight KQ507. There doesn’t seem to be much going on in the way of commemoration apart from flags flying at half mast,” writes Mental Acrobatics.
Make sure you grow while you sleep!
Make sure you grow while you sleep! Tall people are popular in Korea. Korean parents and young people are always keen on finding methods of being taller. A blogger introduces several methods: The more darkness in your room the better. Don’t eat at night. Don’t work out right before you...
What are the most unpopular game systems?
The most ten unpopular game systems. A blogger, realjapan, shows the worst selling game systems across the world [ko].
Korean Singer, Rain vs American Comedian, Stephen Colbert
American comedian, Stephen Colbert, talks about the Korean singer, Rain, and even tries his song in Korean in his show. A Korean blogger seemed to like Clobert's Korean song.
Arabeyes: Muslim-Coptic Clashes in Egypt
Sectarian strife rocked the quiet Egyptian village of Bahma in Giza on Friday over alleged plans to open a new church. Blogger Nora Younis (Ar) tells us what happened and why. She also criticises the deafening silence of authorities in the civil war which saw the burning of five shops, 25 homes and an undisclosed number of casualties and provides a solution to the crisis.
China: Zola in Guangzhou
Citizen reporter Zola has travelled to Guangzhou [zh] to cover stories concerning nail house at Li Wan. The house owner has written down his will on the wall of his house to show his determination.
China: The Blame Game
Positive solution comments in details on an article in China Daily which criticised western media reports on China environmental problem.
China: Angry customer sues China Telecom for GFW
Via Fons Tuinstra from China Herald: an angry customer of China Telecom sues the company because their corporate website in the US could not be accessed. A website has been set up with information about the case.
China: Learning from teaching
Onemanbandwidth shared with the readers what he learnt from his teaching in China.
