Stories from 13 February 2008
Malawi: The truth about Kamuzu Banda
Felix discusses the first president of Malawi, Dr. Kamuzu Banda: “I have been keeping my ear on the ground since the dictator extraordinaire officially known as Ngwazi Kamuzu Banda aka the Lion King of Malawi died hoping to hear the final truth behind him.”
Mozambique: The lack of public policy and the social protests
Custódio Dumas [pt] on the protests against cost of living that have been taking place in many Mozambican cities: “A crowd with no bread does not need a leader. Hunger is already a great leader. An impoverished population does not need propaganda. The very poverty calls for a revolt. There...
Brazil: Do not feed the journalists
Daniel Duende de Carvalho [pt] has been reporting on the humorous clashes between bloggers and mainstream media journalists covering the Campus Party Brazil. “Kept in a aquarium-like cage in the middle of the pavilion, poor professionals from obsolete vehicles that are fated to disappear are being treated like endangered species”....
East Timor: State of siege extended to 10 days
Timor Lorosae Nação [pt] reports that the state of siege in East Timor has been extended to 10 days, after the assassination attempts on Monday. In other posts, the blog also reports that Alfredo Reinado's funeral [pt] takes place at 10 am this Thursday (local time), and that a warrant...
India: Blogs and Students
contentsutra.com points to IBNLive, a television news channel in India – launching a blogging platform for students.
Sri Lanka: Tamil Culture and a Matchbox
Tiny Little Fractures isn't too pleased about a students’ association in Canada using the motifs of the LTTE's flag from Sri Lanka.
Pakistan: Bird Flu
Crow's Nest on certain strains of Bird Flu being detected in some poultry farms in Southern Pakistan.
Nepal: Migrant workers
With 600 people leaving Nepal everyday for jobs abroad, Nepal Monitor makes the case for better services for migrant workers.
Bangladesh: Virginia and Elections
Mash has updates from the US as Virginia goes to the polls.
Syria: Imad Mughniyeh Assassinated
The latest headlines from Damascus talk of a car bomb explosion in the uptown neighborhood of Kafar Suseh. The explosion - as was discovered later today - was a successful assassination attempt at one of Hizbulla's top leaders Imad Mughniyeh. Yazan Badran sums up the reactions of bloggers.
Iraq: Pimping in the Green Zone
Pimping inside the Green Zone in Baghdad? Neurotic Iraqi Wife has the scoop.
Two New Iraqi Blogs
Iraq Blog Count introduces us to two new Iraqi blogs.
Egypt: On Abortion
“my friend, who is very liberal & believes so much in individual personal rights believes that abortion should be rightfull,” writes FreeSoul from Egypt.
South Africa: Digital trends 2008
Deshanta is interviewed about digital trends 2008 in South Africa: “I was interviewed by Mandla Shongwe on his show, Jozi Live on SA fm a few weeks back. The interview was all based around Digital Trends in South Africa in 2008 and how South Africans are getting involved in and...
Egypt: Copts on Al Jazeera
“Al-Jazeera English ran some rare incisive coverage of Coptic issues in Egypt a few days ago, good questions from the interviewer (notably on the census and church-building) with interesting interventions by Michael Mounir, the prominent US-based Coptic activist,” notes The Arabist, from Egypt, and links to the video here.
Bahrain: What Environment?
Bahraini blogger emoodz discusses his country's stance on the environment.
Uganda: Green Kampala?
Kampala.ver asks, Green Kampala?: “Leonie Rhode is a German Landscape Architect and Environmental Planner whose Masters Thesis is a study about Kampala’s green areas (or whatever is left of it). She spent quite some time over here researching the matter and was smart enough to keep her video camera running…”
Serbia: Divided Over Eurovision
Reluctant Dragon reports on yet another conflict brewing in Serbia: “But Serbia would not be Serbia if it didn’t find something to be divided about. And I’m not talking about politics or Kosovo independence but Eurovision. It’s the time of the year when we decide who will represent Serbia in…...
Serbia: Relations With the EU
Viktor Marković of Belgrade 2.0 writes about Serbia's relations with the EU and notes that the country has “a madman as prime minister now.”
Russia: The Kremlin Infighting
Sean's Russia Blog writes that “for almost five months now, the Kremlin dogs have been clawing and biting each other under the carpet.”
Barbados: Thoughts on Privatization
Pull! Push! wonders what would happen if Barbados were to privatize its police force.
