13 January 2009

Stories from 13 January 2009

Jamaica: Wood & Water

The fact that Usain Bolt's home town of Sherwood Content experienced a sporadic water supply over the Christmas holidays prompts Kadene Porter of Abeng News Magazine to blog about the...

13 January 2009

Grenada: Indecent Exposure

The Grenadian Police Commissioner is enforcing an indecent exposure law that prohibits swimsuits from being worn on the streets. Blah Bloh Blog: “He should be careful…since I can’t see the...

13 January 2009

Azerbaijan: Mud Volcanoes

Joe's Trippin’ pays a visit to the Qobustan State reserve in Azerbaijan. The blog says that while there are as many as 600,000 rock paintings in the territory of the...

13 January 2009

Bhutan: Attics

Tshering Tobgay posts pictures of the traditional houses in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan and discusses about them.

13 January 2009

Sri Lanka: Challenges After The War

A Voice In Colombo predicts that the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka will end in two months time and draws up possible scenarios after the war.

13 January 2009

Myanmar: 2008 Blog Awards

The first ever Myanmar Blog Awards recognized 11 bloggers from Myanmar. More than 150 blogs were nominated for the year 2008. At least 7,000 votes were casted.

13 January 2009

Senior citizen sets on fire a Singapore lawmaker

Politicians should be more careful these days. Angry citizens are using extraordinary measures to express their rage against leaders. Last month a journalist from Iraq threw his shoes at U.S. President George Bush. Last Sunday, a 70 year old taxi driver lit a bottle of kerosene and threw it at Singapore lawmaker Seng Han Thong in a community club.

13 January 2009

Korea: Minerva Arrested

Netizen Legend, Minerva, [GV Nov. 30, 2008] has finally been arrested. And his identify was exposed. There have been many rumors that he would be an economic expert, stock expert,...

13 January 2009

Mexico: Puebla the City of Talaveras

Daniel Hernández of Intersections profiles the Mexican city of Puebla, “whose history is tied to talavera, an earthenware they've been putting on pretty much everything in Puebla for centuries. Tile...

13 January 2009