Stories from 11 December 2007
Bermuda: Free Transport?
Free public transport in Bermuda? A Limey in Bermuda has a few concerns…
Barbados: Going Places
Gallimaufry is pleased that several Caribbean destinations made it onto The New York Times‘ list of “53 places to go in 2008″.
Bahamas: Police Work
“With the rate of crime being what it is, we the people are looking to the police for answers”: Craig Butler at Bahama Pundit questions the effectiveness of the island's...
Kadafi and Mugabe: Democracy and Human Rights
Página Um [pt] translates an article about how the mainstream media views on Kadafi and Mugabe have changed over the years: “Kadafi and Mugabe, and the way that media present...
Indonesia: Online Hate
Indonesia and Malaysia have been on somewhat unfriendly terms recently because of mutual claims of ownership of cultural artifacts they share. Carla writes about the online conflict between the netizens...
Angola: Portrait of an Angolan woman back home
Desabafos Angolanos [pt] publishes a letter from an Angolan woman who has come back home after many years living in Portugal. “After reading her e-mail, I thought it would be...
East Timor: Day at The Races
Dili-gence spends a day experiencing the horse races in East Timor.
Singapore: KL – Singapore Bullet Train
Sophie on the proposed bullet train between Malaysian capital KL and Singapore “can the two governments agree to such a plan that will greatly benefit the people of the two...
India: On Plagiarism
balancing life on the recent incidents of plagiarism in academia and why the real problem goes back to not educating children about citing one's sources.
Pakistan: Top Ten Blogs
Light Within picks up the top ten blogs from Pakistan, explaining why these blogs make it to the list.
Bangladesh: Undefeated
Mash on the release of four University professors. “The release comes after growing public outrage over the sentencing of these professors for a non-violent and silent protest. ”
India: Ellora Caves
Youth Curry on visiting the wonderful Ellora caves, government neglect and the noisy tourists.
Bangladesh: Miracle Boy
Voice Of South on a “miracle-boy” – a seven year old child saved from the cyclone.
Japan: Three inmates executed
Tomumaru[jp] quotes recent BBC coverage of the Japanese executions of three death row inmates on December 7. The glogger condemns the secrecy of Japanese executions and discusses in detail the...
Iran: Leftist Students Arrested
The Iranian government arrested several leftists students in Tehran and Mazandaran last week – perhaps as a preemptive action before the “Student Day” (16 Azar). The leftists student group “Students...
Japan: Flaming and the secrets we hide
The phenomenon of flaming (enjo) is widespread in Japan, particularly on anonymous posting forums such as 2-channel. One Japanese blogger picked up the topic of flaming last week and asked: are the things that people are attacked for so viciously online really so out-of-the-ordinary?
Uzbekistan: Wannabe Friends with U.S.?
Jamiyat reports that president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov spoke at the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the constitution at which he touched upon the relations of Uzbekistan with the...
Uzbekistan: Clothing Culture
Bordersca tells about fabric culture/business which has been flourishing since collapse of the Soviet Union in Samarkand, an ancient city and main tourist destination in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: Reviewing the month
Almaz reviews the political developments in Kyrgyzstan, highlighting the murder of an Uzbek journalist in the southern city of Osh, resignation of the prime-minister and barring of an opposition leader...
Afghanistan: Oil Transit Prospects
Joshua Foust reflects on the Afghanistan's prospective role in oil transit, whilst work on the TransAfghan Pipeline continues apace with India joining the consortium, backed by the Asian Development Bank.
Afghanistan: Beauty Products Made in Afghanistan
Afghanistanica reports on the rise of beauty industry in Afghanistan, offering the scents, oils, lotions, cosmetics and whatnot manufactured by Gulestan Company.
