Stories from 20 November 2007
Trinidad & Tobago: Murder Rate
Now Is Wow loses count of the number of murders that have occurred post-elections in Trinidad and Tobago: “There has not been a word from the Government or the Minister...
Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela: Chavez at OPEC
Further Thoughts weighs in on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his open demonstration of religious fervour at the OPEC summit in Saudi Arabia.
Puerto Rico: Mystical Powers
The Governor of Puerto Rico may be facing indictment – leaving Dondequiera incredulous over his statement that “Puerto Ricans have mystical powers, which include seeing into the future and knowing...
Jamaica: Blogging for Literature
Geoffrey Philp reflects on the mission of his blog: “We need to preserve our literature. For what else is literature but memory and promise: who we thought we have been...
Cuba: Cambio
“Little pieces of rubber” are causing some measure of disorder in Cuba: Babalu Blog reports.
Cambodia: Henna
Cambodian blogger tries out henna.
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Hearing
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch faces first day of hearing in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court.
China: Writing Together
Kuanfeng introduces (zh) a website 17xie.com that encourage users to write together. The website provides help to publication with real papers.
Australia: Galipoli Mosque
Brunei blogger Pablo visits the Galipoli Mosque in Sydney, Australia.
Cambodia: Cover Art
Enjoy pulp novel cover art from Cambodia.
Philippines: Pakistan Woes
Citizeninmars asks what the main political actors in Pakistan really want.
Laos: Vientiane Boat Racing
LaoVoices has images from the Vientiane Boat Racing Festival
Indonesia: Selling Oil in Euros
Indonesia Matters has Indonesia's Vice President mulling selling Indonesia's oil exports in Euros.
Hong Kong: Pan Democrats’ Dark Day
The Pan democrats have lost a bitter battle in the recent district council election. Before the election, the pan-dem worried that they wouldn’t be able to keep all their seats...
Turkmenistan: One Step Closer to World Cup 2010
Merdjen says that Turkmen national football team thrashed Hong Kong in the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian zone qualifiers, thus joining the group stage of World...
Kyrgyzstan: Face Control Elections
The Azamat Report opines on the parliamentary election campaign in Kyrgyzstan, noting that as soon as elections fully based on party lists are new here, people still associate them with...
Uzbekistan: Resurgence of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir Islamist Movement
Libertad writes about the rise of Islam in Uzbekistan after the collapse of communism and about Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an Islamic political movement, which is involving more women to its activities.
Central Asia: Rethinking EU Strategy
Bordersca analyzes “EU Central Asia Strategy“, which has been adopted in summer this year, and says that Central Asia seemingly is still not a priority on the agenda.
Uzbekistan: Islamism on the Rise
Joshua Foust opines that despite governmental crackdown on the religion-based political movements in the Ferghana Valley (which is shared by Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan), Islamism i- particularly Izb-ut-Tahrir semi-sect movement –...
Afghanistan: Taliban Action Was Strong, Despite Successful Counteraction
Carl Robichaud reviews press coverage of the Taliban incursion into Afghanistan's province of Arghandab, admitting that despite a successful coalition counterattack, the Taliban operation “was a deft, successful psychological operations...
Israel: Mandate of the People
“POTENTIALLY BIG POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT! Leaders listening to and following the will of their people, the OV (One Voice) people!!!” rejoices the mastermind behind the One Voice movement Daniel Lubetzky.
