7 January 2008

Stories from 7 January 2008

Malaysia: Train Perverts

  7 January 2008

Rocky's Bru is trying to attract attention to the plight of girls being victimised in Kuala Lumpur Light Rail System by sex perverts.

Georgia: Saakashvili is Satisfied

  7 January 2008

Following the positive verdict on Saturday's presidential election in Georgia by international observers, TOL Georgia says that the re-elected president, Mikhail Saakashvili, is more than satisfied. However, the blog wonders what would have had to happen in order for the observers to conclude that the vote didn't meet international standards...

Sudan: Australian blogs about his arrest in Sudan

  7 January 2008

Thomas Hirschvogel blogs about his arrest in Sudan on suspicion of being a spy: “well, the postcards didn't cause any troubles, but the articles about the former rebel groups definetly did. it was just soooooooo stupid to carry them in my luggage. they interrogated me for a few hours and...

Georgia: Parallel Vote Tabulation

  7 January 2008

Resistance Georgia, the blog of pro-opposition human rights lawyer and activist Anna Dolidze, posts the results of parallel voter tabulation by the Georgian International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED).

Africa: Mixed fortunes

  7 January 2008

Gbenga answers the question: “How will the African continent perform in 2008 in terms of economic growth, which countries and which sectors will have the best changes?”

Africa: Bridging the digital divide

  7 January 2008

Hayspiration discusses ICTs and development in Africa: “For the developing countries to put themselves in the map of the world and turn themselves into countries with quality citizens there is a need to employ the integration of ICT into their day to day life.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Music & Crime

  7 January 2008

“With 36 homicides recorded last year it seems as if the last thing we need is a performer glorifying the gangsta life”: Following news of a singer being banned from performing in St. Vincent, Abeni blogs about “the role of music as a stimulant on impressionable minds”.

Bermuda: What's The Point?

  7 January 2008

A Limey In Bermuda, referred to by other bloggers as “the guy who pretty much started all this for a lot of us”, sees “little point continuing to blog…until there is a significant improvement in Bermuda's political climate.”

Barbados: Entertainment & Politics

  7 January 2008

“Does political victimization exist in our entertainment industry?” Blogging from Barbados, Boyce Voice says: “It is not you who should fear politicians but them who should fear you. They are the ones who need your vote…”