3 October 2008

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.

3 October 2008

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...

3 October 2008

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...

3 October 2008

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...

3 October 2008

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.

3 October 2008

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...

3 October 2008

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...

3 October 2008

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.

3 October 2008

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.

3 October 2008

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.

3 October 2008

Japan: Robot Fair

Edo from Pink Tectacle blogs photos of old and new robots at the CEATEC 2008 home electronics trade show.

3 October 2008