1 June 2007

Stories from 1 June 2007

Armenia: Reckless Drivers

Notes from Hairenik says that there are far too many reckless drivers in Armenia, and explains how that recklessness contributed to an accident in which the author was involved.

1 June 2007

China: Liveblogging from ground zero

Seeing all the media censorship regarding the controversy over a toxic and risky chemical plant in the works, Bullog bloggers didn't just write about it every day. They went down to the resulting protest and live-blogged it.

1 June 2007

Hungary: A Wi-Fi Village

Free wi-fi covers an obscure village in Hungary, making it possible for the residents – most of whom are Roma – “to finish their studies, obtain a profession, and then,...

1 June 2007

Hungary: Budapest Travel Tips

Budapest travel tips, from Viktor Dimitrov at The nEUrosis: “Last but not least, don’t ask questions about the big football rivalry between Ferencvaros and Ujpest.”

1 June 2007

Slovenia: Idealizing Europe

Marko Bucik describes how Slovenians idealize Western Europe: “Mostly, Europe is used of course as a benchmark and something we have to uphold as saint. Of course, Western Europe to...

1 June 2007

Hungary: Maternity Leaves

Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about the Hungarian labor market and the seemingly “family friendly” policy of allowing mothers to have long maternity leaves.

1 June 2007

Chile: Issues of Broadband Access and Net Neutrality

The issues regarding who controls broadband access and net neutrality in Chile was brought to the forefront, when Pepe Huerta, an assistant to a Chilean deputy, posted about a private meeting in which many of the telecommunication officials, governmental officials, and legislators were present. Huerta is working on a law proposal that would for example, limit which connections are able to be called "broadband".

1 June 2007

India: Education and the Government

The Indian Economy Blog does a series of posts on education in India. “In the broadest terms, the government of India is an extractive and exploitative system created specifically for...

1 June 2007

India: The Next President

Indian Muslims runs a poll on their blog on the preferred next President of India. “On 16th May 2007 we started a poll requesting our readers to vote for their...

1 June 2007