1 August 2007

Stories from 1 August 2007

East Timor: Bias in Television Coverage

Tumbleweed in Timor Lorosae was pleasantly surprised that a local TV station accused of being biased to a particular party actually aired the news about local students protesting against the...

1 August 2007

Indonesia: Protitution Emergency

Indonesia Matters blogs about an umbrella Islamic organization, the Bandung Sin Watch, that is concerned about the scale of prostitution in the Indonesian city of Bandung.

1 August 2007

Thailand: The Phallus Shrine

Richard Barrow takes to yet another off-the-beaten-track shrine. This particular shrine holds a collection of giant wooden penises that have been left as offerings by devotees.

1 August 2007

Thailand: No to Coups

Siam Sentinel comments on the news that Thailand's new draft charter is making coups unconstitutional. The blogger finds the news amusing as the current government came into power after a...

1 August 2007

Iran:Portugal and Safavid Persia

In Pars Arts we read that there will be a conference in Washington D.C,from September 7-9, about exchanges between Portugal and Safavid Persia.The Safavids ruled the Iranian empire from 1502...

1 August 2007

Malaysia: RM100k a month for Blogging

Suanie is asking bloggers who earn RM 100K a month to stand up and teach her their blogging tricks. This is after a Malaysian ruling party's information chief accused some...

1 August 2007

Armenia: World Bank and Corruption

Despite promises to launch a full investigation into a corruption case, the World Bank has still not sent an investigation team to Armenia. Onnik Krikorian has the background to the...

1 August 2007