Stories from 11 April 2008
Indonesia: Blocked sites
The Journal by The Lightbeamers, MD. enumerates the blocked sites in Indonesia, as of April 2008.
Malaysia: Airport shoot-out
A Malaysian blogger wonders why the closed-circuit television cameras outside the Kuala Lumpur International Airport departure hall were not switched on during the shoot-out in the area.
Turkmenistan: Unused Potential
Maciula writes about the tourism in Turkmenistan as an unused — but potentially very important element of the Turkmen economy.
Afghanistan: Insurgent Attacks up in 2008
Barnett R. Rubin posts charts comparing the total number of “security incidents” originated by Taliban/anti-government elements (TB/AGE) in Afghanistan for the first 13 weeks of 2008 compared to the first 13 weeks of 2007.
Afghanistan: Kochi Nomads Are Headache for Locals
Hadi1121 tells about Kochi — millions of nomads spread across South Western Pakistan, Eastern Iran, and Afghanistan — who come to Central Afghanistan every spring and arbitrarily make their homes on backyards used and owned by other people.
Peru: Understanding the Emo Youth in Lima
The emo youth in the Peruvian capital of Lima have not been the victims of violence, as has been the case to their counteparts in Mexico. However, these youth have been the target of jokes and mischaracterization in the media. Even though some local bloggers openly display their distaste for these youth, they feel that local television programming has gone too far in making fun of the emos in such an uncreative manner.
Prison Break, Moroccan Style
On Tuesday morning, 9 inmates and suspected terrorists escaped from a Moroccan jail. Moroccan bloggers used every pun and reference from the American television show, Prison Break, to describe their shock and disbelief.
Environment: Nobel Laureate Boycotts Olympic Torch Relay
From the blog Kenya Imagine, a statement by Prof. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel laureate gives the reasons for her boycott of the Olympic torch relay in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
