Stories from 6 April 2009
India: Portraits of Bangalore
Meera Sinha at A Year In India highlights some characters that have influenced her stay in Bangalore India.
Pakistan: Fanaticism on Radio
Amardeep at Sepia Mutiny reports: “In some regions of Pakistan, including the Swat Valley and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), militant Islamists have been particularly effective in spreading their message via FM radio.”
USA: Research on terrorism
John Maszka has launched a survey on his blog concerning terrorism. He says “I’m interested in the correlation between American foreign policy and terrorism”.
Taiwan: Preserving memories of Losheng
The action of saving the Losheng Sanatorium is not as successful as many people hoped. Many buildings in the sanatorium are being taken apart and taken away. However, many people keep caring about the people who have spent most of their life in the sanatorium. The Japanese frottage artist, Masao Okabe heard the story about the Losheng Sanatorium, and he decided to hold a frottage workshop to help people preserve their memory of Losheng.
China: Conflict and Clashes are the Natural Social Norm
Xujun Eberlein from Inside-Out China translated an essay by Tsinghua professor, Sun Liping on Conflict and Clashes are the Natural Social Norm.
China: Animation industy and Ultraman
Premier Wen Jiabo's comment on Ultraman has traveled to Japan as “Destroy Japanese Anime“, there were more than 200 comments showing disagreeable faces :|||. I have also written a post at GV advocacy on recent control on multimedia content in the Internet in China and the netizens call for boycotting...
Barbados, Cuba: Lifting of Travel Ban
Barbados Free Press is concerned that the imminent lifting of U.S. restrictions on Cuba poses a threat to Barbados’ tourism industry.
Guyana: Response to CLICO
Diaspora blogger Signifyin’ Guyana is dissatisfied with the President's response to the CLICO situation: “Oh is that so Mr. President? So Guyana is not to be confused with the crippling financial crisis taking place in the United States (and other parts of the world I might add)? Guyana's financial status...
Trinidad & Tobago: The Value of Protest
From Trinidad and Tobago, This Beach Called Life thinks that “The Summit of the Americas can give our local protesters, along with foreign protest consultants, a world stage to highlight both international and our version of greed, incompetence and massive ego tripping.”
Bermuda: Education Suggestion
21 Square calls the island's current education system “a terrible shame that no Bermudian should be proud of”, asking, “Can we please just cut out the middle man and pursue a voucher system so everyone can have the means to opportunity as opposed to just the rich?”
Jamaica: Leave the Lizards
Jamaica's Long Bench is disturbed by a mainstream media article about the hunting of a lizard: “When I consider how much effort we put into destroying what we don’t understand – whether its people or lizards – I do wonder how much longer we can sustain these levels of ignorance...
Jamaica: Books for Children
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp features writer Martin Mordecai in his own words.
Bolivia: The Anniversary of Chaguaya
The community of Chaguaya on the Bolivian Altiplano recently celebrated its anniversary. Cristina Quisbert of Bolivia Indigena [es] has photographs of the ceremony.
Mexico: University for Senior Citizens
A new university for senior citizens in Mexico City has been opened and Jessica Uribe of Vivir México [es] has details about the courses and programs offered for its students.
Peru: Broadband Internet for Iquitos
Juan Arellano of Globalizado [es] introduces the campaign “Broadband Internet for Iquitos,” which aims to improve this service to the Peruvian town located in the Amazon region.
