Stories from 16 September 2008
Guyana: Fire Kills Three Children
After three Amerindian children die in a dorm fire, Living Guyana voices his disapproval over the way in which the funeral arrangements were handled by the government, while Signifying Guyana posts two poems by Martin Carter in their memory.
Costa Rica: New Podcast for Northern Costa Rica
Norte En Linea [es], a digital magazine devoted to activities in Northern Costa Rica recently unveiled its first podcast, which includes music and interviews.
Turkey: Genocide Stories
Project Common Humanity, a new blog established by researcher and writer Ziya Meral, asks its readers to submit stories of Turks who saved their Armenian neighbors during the 1915 Genocide.
Maldives: Election postponed
Mohamed Nasheed comments on the recent postponement of the scheduled ‘October 4th presidential election of Maldives’ and predicts what will happen next.
Pakistan: The sectarianism menace
Ambreen Kazmi writes in Chowrangi: “In Pakistan today there is discontent, envy, hatred and animosity and all uncharitableness. All these have resulted in economic down fall and social chaos.”
Japan: The Success of Saizeriya
Blogger teruyastar draws over 800 bookmarks [ja] with a post [ja] about why Saizeriya [ja], a Japanese fast-food restaurant chain that serves Italian meals, has been so successful in Japan. As reasons for the chain's success, teruyastar points out that Saizeriya's prices are very low (you can buy everything on...
China: Infant-killer milk powder sickens the country
Is food in China edible? Chinese people started to ask. The tainted infant formula has not only killed 2 babies, triggered panic among parents, but also gave a solid hit on made-in-China. The biggest problem is, we came to lose trust on all that we can eat.
Dominican Republic: Other Tourism Options
Tourism in the Dominican Republic is much more than the ocean and beaches, and Rocío Díaz of Monaco [es] thinks that there are other parts of the country that are worth promoting, such as San Pedro de Macorís and Montecristi for its exquisite architecture.
India: Victim of terrorism
Sanjukta‘s family narrowly escaped the recent bomb blast in Delhi. The first thought came into her sister's mind is that: “we have all been turned into insects, just waiting to be crushed anytime. There is no value of our lives, you never know when, where and how.”
Armenia: Opposition Momentum Declining
The Armenian Observer comments on yesterday's opposition rally in Yerevan and says that it was the smallest gathering yet.
China: Full Transcript of Leaving Fear Behind
Woser posted the full transcript of an underground documentary, Leaving Fear Behind, produced by Tibetan.
China: Reporter Fieldnote on The Shanxi Mudslide
ESWN translated Reporter Huang Xiuli's fieldnote on the Shanxi mudslide, which resulted in more than 200 deaths. The fieldnote was first published in her own blog but was deleted and warned.
Taiwan: First English blog award begins
Taiwanderful has announced the 2008 Taiwan Best Blog Awards. The awards are for English-language blogs related to Taiwan in eight categories. According to Taiwanderful: “There are hundreds of bloggers writing about Taiwan in English. The English language bloggers in Taiwan contribute some of the most comprehensive up-to-date information about the...
Stampede in Indonesia
More than twenty people who were queuing for alms died in a stampede in East Java, Indonesia. Blogger Raja Singa was shocked.
Malaysia: Anwar ready to form a new government
Think Vision's Weblog posted photos of a political assembly where Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim announced that his party is ready to form a new government.
Laos: Coffee industry
Nye Noona blogs about the coffee industry of Laos
Thailand protests: Conflict of elites
Last Friday several East Asia bloggers held a virtual meeting to discuss the crisis in Thailand. The participants shared their insights about the ongoing protests and political struggles involving different political forces in Thailand.
