Stories from 1 July 2009
Maldives: Much Ado About Signatures
M is furious about a provision in Maldivian law that requires the signature on any valid legal document to be in Thaana or Arabic or the language used in the...
Sri Lanka: Will The Arrest Of An Astrologer Change The Future?
Über Desi reports on the arrest of Chandrasiri Bandara, a famous astrologer, by the Sri Lankan government because he predicted that the president will be ejected from office. The blogger...
Kazakhstan: The decay of culture and media
Today’s roundup of blogs from Kazakhstan is dedicated to culture and media and how they come across each other. Of course, it did not go without politics being involved in...
Japan: Manga-style illustrations by Shohei Otomo
Pink Tentacle has a selection of Manga-style illustrations by ballpoint pen artist, Shohei Otomo.
China: A clean bull returned
The blog hosting website bullog was exiled and blocked early this year. Recently a new website bullock is launched, with a notice that it will strictly adhere to the policy...
Green Dam and its kinds
Angry Chinese blogger explained the problem of Green Dam and reviewed similar censorship software and policy adopted by democratic countries.
China: The Shishou riots and the uncertain future of Control 2.0
David Bandurski from China Media Project explains the meaning of control 2.0 and checks how it works / or not works in Shishou riots.
Taiwan: Is “adogah” a racist term?
Adogah (阿兜仔) is a Hoklo Taiwanese word used to refer to foreigners in Taiwan. Dan Bloom had an article in the Taipei Times discussing the use of the word. He...
Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part Two)
Part Two and Part Three of this post highlights some of the discussions in the blogosphere and Twittersphere that followed the conterversial interview “The Japanese web is ‘disappointing': An interview...
Estonia: “Behind a Paywall”?
Cyrus Farivar writes that two Estonian papers are likely to put their online content “behind a paywall” soon: “But here’s where this plan might actually work where other online paywalls...
