Stories from 15 May 2007
Barbados: False Advertising
A month after Barbados’ Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs stated that she would have a press ad claiming to cure AIDS investigated by the Fair Trading Commission, the ad is still running. Barbados Free Press wonders why.
Pakistan: Blog-o-furious
Procrastination be damned (for now), as the situation in Pakistan gets progressively worse, I feel the desperate need to highlight the views of Pakistani bloggers because I think it is imperative that GV readers be updated on what is going on in my homeland, and the bloggers are providing the...
Bahamas: The Cult of Personality
“…Twenty-first century leaders don’t run countries. People do. Thanks to fundamental changes in the transmission of information, every member of a democracy has the opportunity to make his or her voice heard — over the airwaves…or, more revolutionary yet, over the internet, through blogs and podcasts.” Nicolette Bethel challenges Bahamians...
Why should Korean women not do military service?
Why should Korean women not do military service? A blogger, Donald Duck, made a funny cartoon based on his experience. The conclusion was it would mean young women would disappear.
Teachers’ Day in Korea (2)
Different perspective about Teachers’ Day in Korea, to add to the longer post on the left side. An English teacher in Korea shared her joyful experience of Teachers’ Day and her teaching experiences with Korean students on her blog.
Syria: A Challenger to Assad's Presidency
Lawyer Abdallah al-Khalil announced that he submitted an application to be nominated for presidency of Syria, days before the referendum on current President Bashar Assad. Citing a constiutional contradiction, between two articles, one calls for chosing the President through the elctoral process, while the other [which is curently put in...
McDonald’s coffee better than Starbucks?
McDonald’s coffee better than Starbucks? A blogger, tbook, introduces a news article and explains why he (she) avoids Starbucks (among one of many reasons) [KO, EN].
Nigeria: Is the Nigerian Blogosphere Dying?
Grandiose Parlor asks, “Is the Nigerian Blogosphere Dying?,”: “Obifromsouthlondon, the Nigerian blogger (UK) at Soul on Ice, leads the pack of Bloggers that did a sudden somersault and “closed shop” to the surprise of their readers. It’s almost a year since Obi has “gone fishing” and moved on to a...
Chile: New Political Party's Channel
Rodrigo Walker writes about the new Chilean political party Chile Primero and its very own YouTube channel [ES]. Blogger Leonardo Maldonado of Resiliencia Estratégica [ES] also comments on this new movement and its “new way of authentically talking about politics…not in the form of clichés, but in the form of...
Venezuela: Nobel Prize Winner Yunus Visits
Periodismo de Paz’ Luis Carlos Diaz writes about the recent visit of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammed Yunus to Venezuela [ES]. He unfortunately was unable to attend the lecture in person, but was able to listen to speech later.
Bolivia: Miguel and Miguel Finally Meet Up
Longtime Bolivian bloggers Miguel Centellas (*Pronto) and Miguel Buitrago (MABB) have been reading and commenting on one another's blogs for close to four years, and on a recent trip by Buitrago the U.S. they finally met. “We’re having a bit of a Bolivian blog convention here in Carlisle. MABB, who’s...
Armenia: More Observation
Zarchka also observed the Armenian parliamentary vote and reports on her blog.
Georgia: Christianity
Joshua Kucera says that Christianity is very much alive in Georgia and shares some of his recent experiences visiting Georgian churches and other religious sites.
Hong Kong: I am CU person
YIN blogs about her feelings of being a Chinese University graduate [zh] in the midst of the student press erotic page scandal: for 10 years I have been studying and working in the University, I felt so disappointed about the school administration; however, I am so proud of the students...
Tajikistan: Human Rights Ombudsman
Vadim says that Tajikistan's new ombudsman for human rights will not be independent, and is just a showpiece to impress the international community.
China: Internet Stories
ESWN translated a few blog posts about the saving of a blue hair girl by a photographer. There are at least 4 versions of the story. So who can you trust?
Armenia: Observing
Nareg of Life in Armenia reports on being an observer for this weekend's parliamentary vote in Armenia.
Armenia: Improved Elections
Armenians voted for a new parliament over the weekend. Onnik Krikorian assesses the elections, agreeing with international observers that they are better than past votes, but that there is still room for improvement.
Japan: The King of Foreign Otaku in Japan
Last week, TV Tokyo aired a compeition between foreign otaku. In the end, Chang from Hong Kong was crowned champion. James in Japan Probe put together video clips with comments on the programme.
Japan: Lithographs of post-apocalyptic Tokyo
Edo from Pink Tentacle blogs Hisaharu Motoda’s “Neo-Ruins” series of lithographs depict the cityscape of a post-apocalyptic Tokyo.
China: History Problem
Japan Observer notices that the twenty-first century China has been alienated from its past: The vacuum of the modern past seems to be filled, instead, with the hollowed-out and commercialized vestiges of the imperial past, the heirlooms of China's ancient civilization that the CCP has “naturally” inherited.
