Stories from 3 October 2008
Brazil: Impunity and forgetfulness over Carandiru Massacre
Sixteen years ago, Brazil was shocked by one of the biggest human rights violation in its history. The Carandiru Massacre saw the assassination of hundreds of unarmed inmates inside what was then South America's largest prison. See the few blog reactions available and a survivor's account of the unpunished crime, which seems to have been forgotten by many.
Nepal: The rebel Prime Minister
Minerva's Crossing is impressed by the speeches Nepali Prime Minister and former rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) gave in New York and comments: “rebel movements can change, if they are willing to do so”.
Sri Lanka: Media manipulation
Serendipity discusses the current state of media manipulation in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan: The mispelling controversy
After the recent flirtatious statement incident of Pakistan president Asif A. Zardari, Teeth Maestro digs out another controversy relating to the president, this time whether he misspelled or not while signing in a guest book.
Bangladesh: Premium Internet service
Bangladesh Corporate blog informs that the government owned telecommunications giant BTCL has started to offer a special number to access Internet service, which is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. All one needs is to have a land phone line and a modem and the dial-up internet usage charges...
India: Nuclear deal with USA
Santosh at Über Desi discusses the significance of the India-US nuclear deal.
China: Giving a hand to rescue U.S?
Now, the financial crisis originated from U.S is going to sweep the globe. As the closest trade partner of U.S, China is struggling over the question: should it give a hand to help America out of the abyss? Or are we able to? But some netizens are thinking even further.
Venezuela: Socialist Shoes Seem Oddly Familiar
Simón Bécquer from the Alternative Reality blog in his post The Converse Shoes of the Socialist Youth [es] shows us the images for the new campaign for Venezuela's Socialist Youth, in which young people are asked to step into socialist shoes. However, these shoes, modelled and shown by President Chávez...
Bahamas: Straw Market Budget
Rick Lowe at Weblog Bahamas thinks that the 5 million dollars that the government is allocating to rebuild the Nassau Straw Market “is over the top. This matter deserves clearer thinking.”
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica: Saving the Children
Between watching a feature on institutionalised youth in St. Vincent and hearing news of the child murders in Jamaica, Abeni concludes that “we must save our children since the alternative is just too grim.”
Cuba: Helping the Victims
Yoani Sanchez takes a road trip to help some of the most severely affected Cuban hurricane victims and says: “I returned and confirmed that the recovery will take years, that hope is scarce and that the worst may be yet to come when the enthusiasm for helping fades.”
Grenada, Jamaica, U.S.A.: The VP Debate
Grenadian Blah Bloh Blog and Can a Jamaican take Cali sound off about last night's US Vice-Presidential debate.
Guyana: Cartoonist Passes On
Living Guyana acknowledges the passing of retired Stabroek News cartoonist Hawley Harris.
Japan: The mysteries of Kourakuen
Blogger id:kokorosha writes about the many mysteries [ja] of Kourakuen [幸楽苑], a chain of ramen restaurants in Japan.
Cuba: Showcasing an Everyday Hero
Ronald from Guamo blog honors an everyday hero in Cuban's lives: the lathe operator [es] . In a country where spare parts are quite impossible to get, the ingenuity and creativity of lathe operators who can create pieces out of scrap metals to reinvent motors and equipment parts is priceless.
Perú: Bloggers Adopting Congressional Representatives
Peruvian bloggers get together to prompt congressional representatives to be transparent regarding their operational expenses, and this action causes all sorts of reactions from bloggers and congresspeople themselves.
Peru: Digital Communications Event Cancelled
Laura Vannessa from Lau's Blog is very embarrased that a local university has cancelled a Digital Communications event because Jose Luis Orihuela, one of the speakers, was organizing a Beers & Blogs in Lima.
Ecuador: Referendum Results Herald Changes
As the results to the Constitutional Referendum in Ecuador come in, bloggers prepare themselves for the changes that will come with the positive answers to changing the Constitution: some hopeful that these changes will make a difference in the economy, others doubting that corruption will cease.
South Korea: Choi Jinsil
Famous South Korean actress Choi Jinsil committed suicide on 1 of October. Ask a Korean! pays tribute to the Choi with a brief account of the actress’ life history.
Japan: Day of Sake
Ad Blankestijn from Japan Navigator blogs about the Japanese tradition in brewing new Sake on October 1, the Day of Sake.
