Stories from 14 May 2008
Ukraine: “Rescuing a Revolution”
A discussion of a Moscow Times piece on Ukraine's most recent political battles, written by three members of the EU parliament – at Foreign Notes.
Caribbean: Samuels Banned
Both St. Vincent blogger Abeni and West Indies Cricket Blog link to reactions about the banning of West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels after he was found guilty of breaking rules designed to stop players betting on matches.
Jamaica: Outdated Citizenship Laws
Jamaican Francis Wade blogs about the controversy surrounding politicians having dual citizenship: “We simply cannot have our cake and eat it too. While the high-minded goal of having leaders with undivided loyalty is fine, our attempts to ensure that desire through the laws of citizenship are outdated, and reflect very...
Guyana: The Art of Blogging
“I feel at home in my language–this brash, sexy combination of Standard-American-slang-Guyanese-creolese in which I speak and write. I own it. I am comfortable in it. I have no problem showing it off”: Blogging has helped Signifyin’ Guyana realise how much she loves to write.
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica: Lyrical Content
ttgapers.com reports that Jamaican dancehall artist Buju Banton “is pleading with fellow…entertainers to clean up their lyrics in order to stem the social decay that is not only present in Jamaica but most of the Caribbean countries where the music is very popular.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Disaster Preparedness
FIFA Vice President and Minister of Parliament Jack Warner was in China during the earthquake; KnowProSE.com hopes that the experience will be a motivating factor for him “to deal with the lack of preparedness in Trinidad and Tobago upon his return.”
Tajikistan: Poor country's most expensive trial
The poorest country in Central Asia, Tajikistan initiated the most expensive trial in the history of British legal proceedings. Tajikistan will pay 120 million USD for the legal fees which represents 5,2 percent of the country’s entire GDP. A bone of contention is the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco), fully owned...
Myanmar: Voices through Tweets
Twittering is getting popular among Myanmar community and blogosphere. Although many Myanmarnese are yet to make effective use of available tech gadgets and popular medium such as twitter, facebook and the like due to lack of information and resources, a few overseas bloggers and students are beginning to indulge in various communication mediums to express their voices. The so called micro blogging mechanism, Twitter, has become quite active among Myanmar users in reporting recent cyclone Nargis news.
Jamaica: Alluding to the Fact
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp explores the question of how to use allusions in creative writing.
Guyana: Hot Like Pepper
Guyana-Gyal‘s mother is making her famous pepper sauce – and asks her to go out and buy the “Secret Ingredient”.
Kazakhstan: Opposition Offers Controversial Anti-Crisis Measures
Adam reviews the Kazakhstan's major opposition party’s suggestions on anti-crisis measures.
Kazakhstan: Kazakh or ethnic Kazakh?
Özgecan shares her thoughts about Kazakh history from the point of view of a person, who is part of the Kazakh diaspora in the Western Europe.
Korea: Resignation of the King of Samsung Kingdom
The king of Samsung, Lee Kun-Hee, finally announced his resignation last month. Since this announcement, some netizens collect others’ thoughts on the issue and how much it will influence the Korean economy, or question whether the gesture will really make changes inside the Samsung Kingdom. 삼성 이건희 회장이 삼성과 관련한...
Turkmenistan: Gas pipeline to China becoming reality
Maciula writes about the planned gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China and notes China’s successful activity in securing its gas interests in Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan: Remembering Andijan 3 Years Later
Sean R. Roberts recollects the tragic events that took place in Andijan, Uzbekistan, three years ago today on May 13, 2005, when hundreds of civilians were shot dead by the military.
Tajikistan: Murder in the Higher Family
Ian comments on the news article saying that last week, the tajikistan president's son shot his uncle, the presidential brother-in-law, and the latter died on an emergency trip to Germany for treatment.
India: Jaipur blasts, Terrorism and the Government
On 13th May, serial blasts rocked Jaipur. Reports suggest that more than sixty people were killed, and another 150 were injured. MyZone writes about Jaipur, which as a city has been relatively peaceful, and the sheer panic the blasts created. Disbelief turned into shock as over the fifteen minutes the...
Afghanistan: Women in Afghanistan
Sanjar offers a video documentary, in which both intimate and broadly political view of the past thirty years of Afghanistan's history through the lives of three women is presented.
India: Twitter updates on Jaipur
DJ Fadereu updates the situation from Jaipur, which was hit by serial blasts yesterday on twitter.
China: Earthquake Photos
ESWN collects photos from all sources on the Sichuan earthquake.
South Korea: Lee and U.S Beef
Lee Byong-chul from Ohmynews reports on how the new president Lee Myung-bak's popularity was challenged by the recent protest against importation of U.S beef.
