Stories from 23 June 2008
Trinidad & Tobago: Soca Sweet No More
A loud party in the neighbourhood forces Why does the glass have to be either half empty or half full? to think about her favourite types of music. As the...
Hungary: “Map Of Things To Do In Budapest”
Annotated “map of things to do in Budapest” – by Eszter of Crooked Timber.
Bahamas: Words of Advice
WeblogBahamas thinks the late Tim Russert's advice to his college-bound son should be adopted by Bahamians, especially the part about not cultivating a sense of entitlement.
Trinidad & Tobago: Praise Song
Four Fingers and a Thumb 2.0 is stirred by a hymn being played by a steelband, reminding her of the “magically bizarre wonderful place” that is Trinidad.
Cuba: EU sanctions
Ninety miles away….in another country posts two updates on the European Union's lifting of sanctions against Cuba. One is a comment on a CNN reporter's use of the word “blockade“,...
Barbados: Solar Power
Barbados Underground makes the case for solar power, and says for the “first time in history, cost-competitive solar power is now within the planning horizon of every utility in the...
China: Lesbians Face Blood Donation Discrimination
DANWEI posted an opinion piece on the discrimination of lesbian in blood donation.
China: Earthquake Runaway Teacher
Fan Meizhong a teacher who dashed out of the classroom when the earthquake hit and left his students behind has become the most controversal figure in China. ESWN has translated...
Japan: Politics
Shisaku has some obervations on Japanese politics.
South Korea: Life as a Korean AIDS Patient
Korea Beat translated a local report on how Korean AIDS patients live and die.
Philippines: Ferry disaster
More than 700 are dead or missing after a ship capsized in central Philippines. Talim ng Araw blames the ship owners and coastal guards. Some pictures of the tragedy were...
Philippines: Maritime disaster
Ang Umalohokan lists the worst maritime disasters in the Philippines.
Singapore: Internet regulation
Singapore Patriot tackles the issue of regulation of political content on the Internet in Singapore.
Singapore: “Useless opposition party”
Diary of a Singapore Mind writes that it is not possible to have good opposition in Singapore
Laos: Hydropower Plants
Phanomsinh has set up a blog to give regular updates about the construction of hydropower plants and dams in Laos
Myanmar: More cyclone disaster pictures
Hanna uploads some images taken in the Irrawaddy Delta six weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar.
East Timor: Medical Care
Timor Diver provides a peek into the medical care situation in East Timor.
Kyrgyzstan: U.S. troops won't expand
Elena reports that US Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol refuted rumours about the expansion of American airbase in Manas airport near the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Afghanistan: Taliban Retreat
Patrick Frost says that after a couple weeks of poor news regarding Afghani security, there was finally some positive developments as a force of Afghanistan troops supported by NATO armored...
Kazakhstan: Astana Anniversary
Joshua Foust is ironic saying that Kazakhstan seems to have no other problems than how to light its not-fake capital’s overly elaborate 10th anniversary.
Nepal: On Gorkhaland
Nepali Netbook provides a perspective on the Gorkhaland issue in India.
