Stories from 8 November 2007
Malaysia: Stealing Culture
Screenshots writes about Malaysia's repeated attempts at using Indonesian cultural output as their own.
Pakistan: Student Protests, Police and the Underground Life
Students in Pakistan have joined activists in protesting the state of emergency imposed in the country. On 3rd November, the Lahore School of Management Sciences (LUMS) released a draft resolution on behalf of the faculty, students and staff condemning “gross political injustices that the nation has experienced in the past...
Myanmar: Gambhari's Failure
Eccentric Ghost wants the U.N. representative Gambhari to refuse meeting dummies set up by the Myanmar junta.
Georgia: Armenia Urges Political Solution
Oneworld Multimedia says that the Armenian Foreign Ministry has urged a “political solution” to the crisis in neighboring Georgia. As up to 90 percent of Armenian trade passes through Georgia, the blog says that such a declaration was to be expected.
Japan: Fearless Mouse
Edo from Pink Tentacle reports on the invention of a genetically engineered mouse that does not fear cats.
Pakistan: A Middle Eastern Perspective
What are bloggers in the Middle East saying about the latest developments in Pakistan? The reactions range from launching petitions to stop martial law to satire, from advice to lamenting over badly-timed opportunities.
Hong Kong and China: Interview with Isaac Mao
Sidekick posts a video in the outblaze blog. The video is an interview with Isaac Mao on the concept of Chinese blogger conference.
Hong Kong: An Interview with a Clinical Psychologist
Willsin blogs about his interview with a clinical psychologist [zh]. Upon knowing the blogger had depression and suicidal tendency, the psychologist said he would contact his family to prevent him from suicide. And the blogger criticized the psychologist for violating the trust relation.
Hong Kong and Macau: Prosperity on the Sand
Erynnyes comments about the political environment in Macau. The blogger said that the city's prosperity has been built on a sandy ground where the dissent voices are repressed and the government is corrupted [zh].
China: Journalist Festival
Yesterday was the journalist festival. Zengying remembers the first time he shed tears in his journalist life. The incident about a child starving to death[zh].
Saudi: Use Al Qaeda to do your Dirty Work
Saudi-based Dottson advices his readers to use Al Qaeda to do their dirty work. “If you are stupid enough to try this and end up getting jailed, don’t blame me, I’m just the messenger :-)” he cautions.
Georgia: Online Petition
Unzipped posts details of and a link to an online petition which calls upon the international community to intervene in Georgia following yesterday's clash in central Tbilisi. It also requests the release of political prisoners, the lifting of the state of emergency as well as an end to restrictions on...
China: University ID Check
In order to prevent outsiders from enjoying facilities in the university, several universities in Beijing started to check on students’ ID card when they are buying meals and entering lecture halls. Zeng Jin-yan criticized the bureaucratic attitude of the university management [zh].
Dubai: If You Don't Like It
Blogger Qatar Cat, who lives in Dubai, has some advice to the locals in this post.
Oman: New Religious Blog
Omani blogger Sleepless in Muscat has launched a new religious blog – Hope of Islam.
Georgia: Troubled Times
Cuttino's Site reports that the situation outside the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is calm and that “in general, it feels like a normal day.” However, Peace Corps Volunteers have been instructed to “be ready in the event of an emergency.”
Georgia: Russian Hopes
The blog of Vladimir Gushchin, International Communications Director of the RIA Novosti News Agency, posts an entry saying that his Georgian friends consider their president to be pushing the country to the “edge of civil war.” However, while believing that Saakashvili's resignation is not the answer, Gushchin hopes that his...
Trinidad & Tobago: Hearing Voices
“Vox populi, vox dei. The voice of the people is the voice of god”: Jeremy Taylor fears that the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has taken the phrase literally.
Haiti: Learning Through Gameing
Bryan Schaaf at Haiti Innovation thinks that video games may be a great way to raise children's awareness about international development and humanitarian issues.
Guyana: Look-See
“Oh, the wonderful things you can see when you look, look, look”: Guyana-Gyal‘s eyes are opened after a visit to the courthouse.
Trinidad & Tobago: Challenges for the COP
Caribbean Public Relations has some advice for Trinidad and Tobago's newest political party that won 25% of the popular vote, but not one seat in Parliament.
