Stories from 3 June 2008
Bermuda: Image Matters
The Bermudian blogosphere has been talking this week about the decision by the island's Premier to hire a Public Relations firm to tweak Bermuda‘s international image, which has been recently sullied by everything from the ruling party's attacks on the free press to the lack of transparency with electoral reform...
Japan: Sound Princess
Peter Payne from Japundit introduced a Japan's woman toilet facility called “sound princess”.
Japan: Disturbing Children Program
Ghoti from Japundit posted an animation which has been complained for not being not suitable for children. But the blogger's daughter loves it.
China: Another Mistake by Human Flesh Search Engines
ESWN translated several pieces on Internet human flesh search engines’ attempt in digging out the identity of Fan Xiaohua.
Southeast Asia: Series of unfortunate disasters
In the past month, natural disasters hit the Southeast Asian region claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and destroying billions of properties. Bloggers discuss the destructive cyclone in Myanmar, the China earthquake which was felt in Hanoi and Bangkok, two earthquakes in the Sumatra island and the strong typhoon in north Philippines.
Trinidad & Tobago: The Colour of Survival
Blogging from Trinidad and Tobago, Grounding says that “what much of this – Go Green/Save the Planet/Environment Day thing – is really about is attempting to ensure the survival of the human race.”
Sri Lanka: Press Freedom and Conflict
groundviews from Sri Lanka on the role of the media, and press freedom in times of conflict.
India: Ending slavery
The Weight of Silence from India on an online global competition to identify innovative approaches to exposing, confronting and ending modern-day slavery.
Sri Lanka: Tourism Overkill
Ultrabrown goes to Sri Lanka and complains of tourism-overkill.
Bangladesh: No lunch for garment workers
Bangladesh from our view on the poor working conditions faced by workers in the garment industry.
Bahamas, Haiti: Haitian Migration
Dan Schweissing posts a summary of Amnesty International‘s report on the global state of human rights, highlighting the section on the Bahamas “that deals specifically with Haitian migrants.”
Guyana: Lines of Love
Signifyin’ Guyana uses John Agard's poetry to explain why she cannot separate love from sex: “The poems speak on all possible aspects of a couple's involvement–the physical, the cerebral, the spiritual…”
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Remembering “Ratty”
“Perhaps…Ratty had in fact been a part of the hotel’s amenities, a way of reminding guests that the chic, pricey establishment they were staying at was in fact part of a community…”: Caribbean Free Radio remembers the 12-year-old boy who had been a fixture at Jake's on Jamaica's Treasure Beach.
Cuba: Now is the Time
Uncommon Sense thinks that now is the time to pay attention to Cuba.
Russia: Anniversary of Khodorkovsky's Sentencing
James of Robert Amsterdam's blog writes about the third anniversary of the sentencing of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Guyana: Wining Season
“All the time at any given time there is always a set of wining up and wining down to launch a product, open a building or school, celebrate an anniversary or any occasion for that matter”: Living Guyana figures there must be a more appropriate way to demonstrate support.
Bulgaria: Paper Money
Maya's Corner writes about the Bulgarian paper money.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Book on Srebrenica
Srebrenica Genocide Blog shares information about Hasan Nuhanovic's book – “Under the UN Flag: The International Community and the Srebrenica Genocide.”
Europe: Geographic Confusion
The Czech Daily Word reports that John McCain “still thinks that Czechoslovakia exists.” Lituanica reports that “the Czech-Moravia Football Federation officially apologized to the Lithuanian Football Federation and Lithuania’s Embassy in Prague for playing the national anthem of Lithuania’s neighbouring Baltic State Latvia during a friendly match between the Lithuanian...
Afghanistan: It Isn’t Always Extremism That Drives Extremist Violence
Joshua Foust analyzes socio-economic situation in Afghanistan, as Pakistan shuts down another Afghan border refugee camp, which used to house over 50,000 people.
