Stories from 15 September 2007
Korea: Scandalous Photo and Media Freedom
In an earlier post (Bogus-degree and Success, July 14th) I reported on debates about a woman, Shin Jung-ah, who became infamous for holding a bogus degree and eventually ran away when she was exposed. While police and media have been busy figuring how she could attain such a high position,...
Japan: NOVA unable to pay its employees
James at Japan Probe reports the news that NOVA, Japan's largest chain of English schools suffering from a deepening financial crisis, has postponed paying its English teachers this month.
Uganda: Riots in Kampala
Random Acts of Penmaship captures the riots in Kampala: “having breakfast this morning when I got a call from a friend that there were riots in town. I immediately wolfed down my breakfast and headed into town to capture the mayhem.”
Myanmar: Map of Protests
Fifty Viss posts a link to a site that has a map providing details of the protests against the fuel price hike across Myanmar.
Myanmar: Don't Spread Rumors
Dawn asks people to stop spreading rumors. “For example, there was a rumour that a tsunami will hit Sittwe on a specific day (a city in western coast of Myanmar). A lot of people were talking about it, and were worried. I asked what's the source of this information… If...
Botswana: Nata Village Blog wins ICT contest
Nata Village Blog wins Peace Corps ICT contest: “Back in January, we entered the Peace Corps Information and Technology Contest. We learned in June that we were one of 9 finalists. It was just announced that we are one of the top three winners named in the contest.”
