Stories from 2 June 2008
Armenia: Children's Day Photos
Lifelines posts photographs from yesterday's marking of International Children's Day in Armenia. In the first post, the blog posts photographs from the annual chalk-drawing in Yerevan's Liberty Square, and in the second it posts photographs from an Armenian Dance Sport Competition.
Armenia: Dusty City
Life Around Me decries the lack of green space and the associated amount of dust in Yerevan, the Armenian capital. The blog says that several showers a day are necessary to get rid of the grime caused by countless unfinished construction sites and environmental destruction in the city.
Lebanon: Presidential Inaugural Address
The Lebanese Inner Circle posts a video of the new Lebanese president giving his inaugural address in parliament upon his election.
Lebanon: Israel exchanges Nissir for remains
“He has an Israeli Jewish mother and a Lebanese Muslim father and held Israeli citizenship at the time of his arrest,” reports Sursock about the freeing of Nassim Nissir, who was received in Lebanon.
Lebanon: Attacks on the army
Friday Lunch Club reports on two terrorist attacks on the Lebanese Army – one in the south of Lebanon being by a suicide bomber and the other was in the north of Lebanon.
Lebanon: Media betrays viewers
“Inciting hate, open communication messages from political camps on air waves. The Lebanese media has done a shame to itself,” states the Lebanese Inner Circle.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Karma
Abeni, from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, blogs about Karma.
Lebanon: Prime Minister re-named
“The truth is that Hizbollah and its allies have made peace with the sectarian system, in doing so it has undermined its credibility,” writes Sursock about the re-naming of Mr. Fouad Saniora as prime minister.
Lebanon: Win-Win Situation
“There's one thing that I've noticed since the Doha agreement was reached: both sides seem to feel like they've won. Part of me thinks that this is another example of the Lebanese ‘lick-and-stick’ philosophy that is equally present in the domains of plumbing and politics,” writes Sean on the agreement...
Dominica: Combating High Food Prices
Dominica Weekly has a few tips on how to survive the effects of rising food prices.
Trinidad & Tobago: No Hope
Trinidad and Tobago blogger Attillah Springer laments the murder of an 8-year-old girl, and with it, “our capacity to guarantee the brightness of our future.”
Guyana: Racism and the Writer
“In a small society such as ours, with limited access to resources, a political system that is based on racial division is going to naturally shape a racially defined socio-economic system, the definition of politics after all being who gets what, when and how”: Writer Ruel Johnson blogs about racism...
Trinidad & Tobago: Dog Lover
Blogging from Trinidad & Tobago, This Beach Called Life says: “You can tell more about somebody by their attitude to dogs, and by extension animals, than their attitude to money, sex or butt tattoos.”
Jamaica: Fastest in the World
Several Jamaican bloggers are excited about the performance of local sprinter Usain Bolt, who has broken the world record for the 100 m dash: “High accomplishment stems from school pride, which in turn translates to national pride. All this when our crime rate (and food prices) have risen alarmingly. How...
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Writers’ Feud
Both Caribbean Free Radio and Geoffrey Philp link to Christopher Lydon's report on the Walcott-Naipaul feud that got even more nasty at the recently-concluded Calabash International Literary Festival in Jamaica.
China: Don't be a Chinese Kid
Lao sun from my1510 criticized the official propaganda in using children from the earthquake for showing the success of the government in relief work in the June 1 Children's day [zh].
Hong Kong: Journalist's Frustration over Earthquake Report
Gunner returned from his trip in Sichuan earthquake center and expressed his frustration over the news company[zh]. ESWN has translated part of his post.
China: Looting of Disaster Relief Materials
ESWN translated a blog post and a local newspapers report on a story about the looting of disaster relief materials.
South Korea: Beef Protest Intensified
The protest against importation of U.S beef has been intensified. Since last weekend the protest has been directed against the president Lee Myung Bak and police violence. More from CINA. Jamie from Two Koreas has collected some photo and vidoe links.
Kazakhstan: Export More, Gain More
As Adam reports, the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan has declared that it will review the newly introduced export dury for oil exports to cancel all prerogatives that foreign oil companies used to have.
Kyrgyzstan: Govt faces call for help from diaspora in Afghanistan
Elena writes about the Pamir Kyrgyz from Afghanistan that ask the Kyrgyzstan government to help them with the education and health care.
