Stories from 5 January 2008
Kenya: Coalition government is the solution
Whispering Inn Kenyan crisis: “Hence, the only plausible solution that would immediately end the violence and set us on a path that will ultimately see the right person lead our country for the next five years: a coalition government of National Unity.”
D.R. of Congo: Conference on peace, security and development
Extra Extra writes about a conference on peace in D.R. of Congo: “News from eastern Congo is mixed. A conference on ‘peace, security and development’ is to be held in Goma from January 6th. It’s better to talk than fight, but Congolese commentators are sceptical…”
Namibia: Namibia cricket online
Namibia Cricket Board is online, via NamForum blog: “Another Namibian sports site found while searching through the web is the website of the Namibia Cricket Board, bringing you news from the cricket fields around the country.”
Turkmenistan: Turkmen Women
Maciula shortly shares his impressions about the Turkmen women, noting their delicate beauty and reminding that in order to receive an official consent to marry a Turkmen girl, a foreigner must pay a fee of 50 thousand dollars.
Kazakhstan: Kazakhs Push for Central Asian Alliance, Deny Ambitions
Adam Kesher tells about the reborn idea of Central Asian Alliance, and names some serious problems it faces.
Afghanistan: Counter-corruption experience
Bipasha Ray says there is an interesting report from Integrity Watch Afghanistan on Afghan experience of corruption finds that while Afghans tend to have higher patience with petty corruption.
Afghanistan: Timberlords and the Deforestation
Afghanistanica focuses on a problem that has received very little attention is environmental issues. Pollution, overpopulation, depleted resources, health issues, lack of clean water, overgrazing and deforestation are usually put forward as the most pressing of these issues.
Burundi: New campaign website
Agathon Raswa on a new campaign website: “New Gatumba campaign website + new online petition calling for justice for the victims and survivors of Gatumba”
Japan: The other side of the chasm
From the perspective of global communication, one may say that the world today is divided into two groups: those who are connected to the Internet and those who are not. The "chasm" between these two worlds was the topic of a post last week at the Uncategorizable Blog, where the question was posed: How does the world of Internet users look to someone who is not connected? In a post entitled "The other side of the chasm," blogger essa draws on the relationship between uni- and multicellular life, and the relationship between humans and their dogs, to suggest a possible answer.
China 2007: Online
In 2007, the internet performed as a platform on which people fulfilled what they might not be able to fully enjoy in the reality --- the freedom of speech, the public participation and the pursuit of justice. In China, the internet was a copy, an extension of the real world. To know about the former, you might know about the latter.
Japan: Top 50 blogs
Serkan at Tokyotronic translates a list of Japan's 50 top blogs (according to Technorati) into English.
Georgia: Presidential Election Poll
Asking Tough Questions in Tough Places, the blog of a former National Democratic Institute (NDI) Country Director says that the latest poll commissioned by Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili looks credible. However, she says that while a Saakashvili victory looks likely after today's vote, he should be doing better.
