Stories from 19 October 2007
Egypt: My Different Feelings Towards Blogging
You consciously decide to blog about your life and go into personal details. Then you realise that all your relatives and friends have been reading your blog. Now that you are exposed, are you as free as you thought you were? Egyptian blogger Mohamed El Tohamy (Aka 2-Hamy) tackles this issuehere (Ar) and writes about his new feelings towards blogging.
Hong Kong: More about ‘External Manipulation’ in Hong Kong
ESWN has translated and put together reports and blog posts on the “external manipulation” in Hong Kong. Instead of asking whether there is effective manipulation, he looked into the question why would anyone (in this case the head of democratic party Martin Lee and Sin Chung-kai) meet with John Negroponte...
China: Should I Shut Up?
Liu Xiao-yuan wondered if he should shut up (zh) in his Sinablog after Sina has deleted 4 of his posts including 1. an article on the clapping culture of 17th Party Congress (via sohu); 2. an article on the pace of political reform (via sohu); 3. Sina's crazy delete policy;...
Taiwan: 2007 Taiwan Pride Parade
On October 13th, the fifth Taiwan Pride Parade took place in the eastern district of Taipei. Close to fifteen thousand people joined in this activity. The theme this year is “Rainbow Power.” Participants are divided into seven groups, wearing and holding seven different colors to form a huge rainbow on...
Argentina: Wordcamp in Buenos Aires
On October 31, Wordcamp 2007 [ES] will be held and is “a conference for users and developers of WordPress; covering topics that will help you blog, know your audience and meet other bloggers.
Argentina: Candidate and Web 2.0
Pablo Mancini [ES] writes about candidate for provincial governor Francisco de Navárez and his use of Flickr, Del.icio.us, Picasa, Odeo, Soapbox, YouTube, and now Second Life to reach potential voters.
China: Silence about Top Leader Reshuffle
Josie Liu from China in Transition noticed that mainstream media in China has been silent about top leader reshuffle in the 17th Party Congress.
China: Blogger Reactions to Youtube Block
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist has put together bloggers’ reactions to the blocking of youtube in China.
Trinidad & Tobago: Political Blame
“I fear that on the morning of 6 November, we'll wake up and find that we're only just starting to realise what a mess we're in,” writes Nicholas Laughlin, as he examines the state of Trinidad and Tobago's pre-election landscape.
Dominica: Nature's Music
Living Dominica dances to the new soundtrack of her life…
Barbados: New TV Licenses?
Election season promises in Barbados have included talk of new TV stations – Notes From The Margin suspects “the politicians may well find that by the time they are ready to grant a TV license, no one may want one any more.”
Bahamas: Facing the Issues
“Quite clearly we are a nation of morons I think,” writes WeblogBahamas.com guest author Bruce Raine, as he details the issues he believes the country should actually be focusing on.
Iran:Paris Marashi writes about Pop!Tech
Paris Marashi,Iranian-American vlogger/blogger,has been invited to Pop!Tech conference.She writes:”On Wednesday, a series of sessions were hosted with topics ranging from Slow Food, Mobile Empowerment, The oceans, and Islam. Mobile Empowerment: Dialing Social Change was a Wednesday session with EPROM, Mobile Active, and Nokia.”
Bangladesh: Art, Brick Lane, female writers and Bangla E-Books
Enough with politics that usually dominate the posts in the Bangladeshi blogosphere. Let's start this week's round-up with some arts, movies and literature related pieces. Sid of Serious Golmal writes a well informative article on the life of S M Sultan, the master painter of Bangladesh commemorating his 13th death...
Cambodia: Prostitution in Cambodia
Uncle Sok encounters prostitution in Phnom Penh and requests the authorities to clean it up. (via DAS)
Cambodia: Investor Arrested for Sex Crime Against Minors
Details are Sketchy informs of a Russian Investor who has been arrested in Cambodia for allegedly having sex with minors.
Thailand: Drug Abuse and Enforcement in Thailand
Real Life Thailand looks at the state of Drug Abuse and Law Enforcement in relation to Drugs related offences in Thailand.
Cambodia: Cambodian Currency
Mongkol looks at the history of Cambodia's currency.
Voces Bolivianas: Two Mile High Citizen Media (Part I)
One of five Rising Voices outreach award winners, Voces Bolivianas is a participatory citizen’s media project that promotes the use of online media to allow Bolivians especially from underrepresented groups to share their stories about their lives and communities, thus deciding how they are represented.
Thailand: Staying Safe in Phuket
The Lost Boy has some tips on how to stay safe in the Thai tourist town of Phuket.
Japan: Starving in the Land of Plenty
The recent story of a man starving to death as a result of not being able to receive welfare assistance, made famous thanks to his having documented his last days in a diary, sparked many Japanese bloggers to reflect on the broader implications of their country's welfare policy. Read some of their thoughts on the issue in today's post.
