Stories from 4 April 2008
Zimbabwe: Zanu PF meeting has just ended
Zanu PF meeting has just ended, Hope reports from Zimbabwe: I have just received an sms to say that the politbureau meeting – the one which the media is telling...
Zimbabwe: Zanu PF meeting has just ended
Zanu PF meeting has just ended, Hope reports from Zimbabwe: I have just received an sms to say that the politbureau meeting – the one which the media is telling...
Zimbabwe: Text your dreams
Kubatana collects dreams for a new Zimbabwe: “In addition to inviting email contributions, we also asked our many SMS subscribers what a new Zimbabwe looks like to them. Read some...
Zimbabwe: Why we are not celebrating
Comrade Fatso explains why Zimbabweans are not celebrating: “We didn't erupt into celebration yesterday. Foreign journalists and activists expected us to be jubilant, drunk with joy. But for us it's...
Zimbabwe: Media wrong on Mugabe
Is the media wrong on Mugabe?: “Sorry guys, I haven't seen any signs that Robert Mugabe is about to step down. So I also don't know where the press got...
Russia: “A Prescription for Europe, Part 1″
Robert Amsterdam posts Part 1 of “a series of short policy papers […] outlining some recommendations for the European Union to reduce dependency on Russian natural gas, increase competition, and...
Corruption in Indonesia
Blogger Hardship Posting reacts to a survey report which shows the Indonesian government as one of the most corrupt in the world.
Poland: Taxes and Charity
Polandian writes about the Polish taxation system: “There is only one thing that makes the whole system bearable. You can donate 1% of what you pay to a charity. This...
Malaysia: Next youth chief
Who could be the next youth leader of Malaysia's major political party, Johanna's Blog tackles this issue.
Russia: Relations With NATO
Streetwise Professor writes about the relationship between NATO and Russia: “If NATO expansion does not threaten Russian territory in the slightest, it does sharply constrain Russian freedom of action in...
Malaysia: Racial division
Blogger mahaguru58 writes why Malaysians must liberate themselves from racist mindsets.
Cambodia: Ban on foreign marriages
Cambodia has stopped processing documents for the marriage of its citizens to foreigners in a move to minimize the possibility of human trafficking.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago: Crime Summit
Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni is “very interested in what comes out of the Summit on Crime” which opens today in Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad & Tobago: Naipaul Revealed
Trinidadian blogger Sharon Millar explains why she cannot wait to “rush out and buy” The World Is What It Is – The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul.
Trinidad & Tobago: Cost of Living
“The extent of the food price inflation is shocking, and I’m not just talking about the fact that $1 will only get you two pholourie these days”: The Liming House...
Cuba: Tuning In
“Not only are Cubans now allowed to window shop for flat screen televisions, DVDs and computers but they are about to get a brand new television channel”: Child of the...
Barbados: Eye on Zimbabwe
“The handwriting is on the wall for sure”: Bajan Global Report is keeping an eye on developments in Zimbabwe.
China: The Brainwashed Germans and the Demonized China
ESWN translated a BBS post on a Chinese’ experience in encountering with Germans, in particular on the issue of Tibet riot.
China: Sichuan Aba Riot
Woser posted an eye-witness account on the Aba (in Sichuan province) Riot in March 16. The article pointed out that on 11 of March, the local police demanded temples to...
Armenia: Water Ownership
The Water Law Blog examines the situation of Armenia's domestic water supply and sewer services following the collapse of the former Soviet Union. In particular, the blog looks at privatization...
Armenia: Union With Russia
Unzipped reports that the Vice Speaker of the Russian Duma has suggested that “Russia and Armenia should form a union state.” The blog says it is shocked by such calls...
