Stories from 23 July 2007
Armenia: Managed democracy
Onnik Krikorian ponders the pros and cons of managed transition to democratic rule in Armenia.
Armenia: Shadow matriarchy?
One Armenian World looks at the predominant role of the Armenian mother – and in how far this cements the oppression of young child-bearing women.
Armenia: Domestic violence
Tirami Su has some thoughts on domestic violence and women's perception of it in Armenia.
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Karabakh update
Tesaket has several updates on the presidential elections held last week in the breakaway and self-declared Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados: Harry Potter Launch
“It’s only after he puts on the pair of round fake-Italian sunglasses with the slightly reflective lenses that I realise that the figure in the purple cape I’d seen earlier lurking sheepishly near the self-help section is meant to be Harry.” Caribbean Free Radio posts an entertaining piece on the...
Uzbekistan: HRW shut?
UzNGO says that by refusing to give accreditation to the next country director, the Uzbek authorities have effectively shut down Human Rights Watch.
Jamaica: Corruption
A poem by Ricardo Paulwell at The Inmate Diaries compares corruption to “an open grave”.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada: World Youth Games Medal
Abeni congratulates Grenada's Kirani James on his recent achievement of winning his country's first medal at the World Youth Games in the Czech Republic.
Georgia: Art-Gene Festival
Bringing together folklore from all Georgian regions, this year's Art-Gene festival proved to be very successful. Nutsa has posted plenty of pictures of the event.
Jamaica: Election Non-Issues
Jamaica and the World identifies what she thinks are “4 biggest non-debates in the lead-up to the election in Jamaica”.
Uzbekistan: Lyab-i-Hauz
Joshua Kucera finds that relaxing at Bukhara's central pond, the Lyab-i-Hauz, is a great introduction to Uzbekistan.
Haiti: Coffee Traceability
An Information Technology project will offer Haiti's coffee cooperatives more traceability and therefore greater leveraging power with their products. The Fair Tracing Project gives details.
Afghanistan: Kites for hearts and minds
Civil-Military Relations wonders whether handing out free kites with an ISAF logo to Afghan children is a good idea.
Cuba: Pan Am Games
Child of the Revolution reports that “Cuban athletes are failing to win the hearts and minds of many spectators at the Pan-American Games being held in Rio” – and suggests a few reasons why.
Tajikistan: Meet The New Changes
A new law is set to restrict the activities of all religious groups; an Indian airbase in the country feeds the imagination of Indian bloggers; the heroin trade has some devastating social consequences; a camera saves you from paying bribes; and different investment is needed in the cotton sector - find all that in this week's blog roundup from Tajikistan.
Japan: Face recognition system
Edo from Pink tentacle reports: on July 19, electronics giant NEC announced it has developed the world’s first automated border control system that uses facial recognition technology capable of identifying people inside their automobiles. The system is already in operation at checkpoints on the Hong Kong – Shenzhen border.
Hong Kong: TELA mission statement
Sun bin digs out Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority's mission statement and points out that the department has deviated from its mission and value.
Hong Kong: Hand off from culture and moral censorship
Erynnyes from Those were they days gave the SAR government an advice that it should keep its hand off from culture and moral censorship. If a piece of work is really unacceptable, it will have to confront public criticism.
Brazilian blogs on another airplane crash
While still facing a highly blogged crisis in its air traffic management, and not yet recovered from the crash of a Boeing-737 over the Amazon ten months ago, Brazil was shaken last week by yet another airplane disaster. On Tuesday, an Airbus-320 with 186 aboard slid off the runway at Congonhas city-airport in São Paulo, and ran across a busy highway during the evening rush hour to crash into a building and a gas station.
Vietnam: Vietnam's BPO Aspirations
With more that half of its population less then 25 years old, Vietnam has a potential to be a good outsourcing center says SaigonNezumi
Philippines: Getting over your ex-boyfriend
SexyRexy has some tips that will help get over your ex.
