Stories from 19 May 2008
Afghanistan: Killing with Impunity
SunLeaf reacts to the UN investigation into the disregard of for the fundamental rights of the Afghan citizens, which reads that civilian casualties in Afghanistan were intolerably high, and often could be avoided.
Myanmar: A survivor's story
Myat Thura wanted to cry after translating a Burmese blog. Nyi Lynn Seck quoted a survivor of the Cyclone Nargis: “Most of the dead were women. Many suggested they died not because of drowning, but because of injury during flooding…When I climbed to the boat pier, I saw a corpse...
Storm batters north Philippines
Pine for Pine and My Journal wrote about the strong typhoon which battered north Philippines last weekend
Singapore Freeze
DK uploads a video of the Singapore Freeze.
Film censorship in Singapore
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly writes about efforts of the Singapore government to disrupt and stop the screening of a film about former Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore: Green campaigns
Simple Jean thinks it is apt to launch green campaigns with so many natural disasters hitting the Asian region today.
Venezuela: Samuel Villegas and His Last Book
Samuel Villegas, an admired Venezuelan writer, was recently buried after several years of convalescence. A few days before his passing, he received a last homage and presented his last book, Muros del Sol (The Sun's Walls) inside the hospital while accompanied by his friends, who arranged a simple, but very moving service. Venezuelan bloggers also write about Villegas' work and wonder why more information about him cannot be found online.
Paraguay: Mass Celebrated in Guaraní
Guillermo Verdún of Paraguayo [es] presents photographs of a mass in Asunción, Paraguay, which was celebrated in the indigenous language of Guaraní. The service was celebrated with the participation of various choirs and orchestras.
