Stories from 20 July 2009
Hungary: Failure of the liberals
Hungarian Spectrum discusses why the Hungarian liberal party, the SZDSZ, seems to be failing in its political clout.
Nepal: Cursed By A Widow
Nepal had 20 Prime Ministers and almost 1000 ministers in the past 20 years. “But why they failed and subsequently we failed? We can’t always blame our geographic features and...
Sri Lanka: Deaths In IDP Camps
Indrajit Samarajiva at Indi.ca criticizes the mention of a large number of deaths in Sri Lankan IDP camps by some International media and comments: “making up very serious numbers doesn’t...
Pakistan: Urdu Transliteration Tool
Saeed at PakFellows blog discusses about the latest developments in the Urdu transliteration tools for ease of computing in Urdu language.
Bangladesh: What Bloggers Can Do On Tipaimukh Issue
JRahman at Mukti urges Bangladeshi bloggers to act “by any means necessary and possible” to highlight the issue of the disastrous effects of the proposed Tipaimukh Dam in India.
China: Defamation Can No Longer Be Used to Restrict Netizen Speech
Cool Knowledge has a translation of Hu Yong's comment on the Yan Xiaoling Defamation Case in which, the local authorities use criminal defamation charges to punish individuals who posted critical...
Bangladesh: The Aged Student Leaders
Half of the newly appointed leaders of the student wing of the political party BNP of Bangladesh are in their mid 40s and the remaining are in their late 30s....
Bulgaria: Judicial problems
Viharg of Blogactiv.eu complains about deficiencies in Bulgaria's judicial system.
China: Xinjiang People – Sorry and Thank You
China Digital Times has translated a popular post, Xinjiang people – sorry and thank you, written by a Han Chinese in Xinjiang that criticizes the social and economic development in...
Cambodia, Thailand: Preah Vihear dispute continues
The ancient Temple of Preah Vihear rests on the Cambodian and Thai borders. Exactly which country can claim Preah Vihear has been a source of contention between the neighboring countries. Since the July 2008 inscription by UNESCO, there has been violence in the region between Cambodian and Thai soldiers.
China: Tweeting a detention experience
Yesterday, Guangzhou blogger Beifeng went hiking with a number of friends in Baiyun mountain. Some of them were wearing a t-shirt that carry a slogan from Xinhua Daily in1946 that...
China: Tecn.cn harmonized
TECN.CN, a famous China-based online academic forum, has been inaccessible since 18 July 2009. Insiders said the web portal has been closed down. More from C.A Yeung in Under the...
China: Challenges to the Judiciary in the Age of the Internet
C. Custer from Chinageeks translated a blog entry from He Weifang, a former law professor at Beijing University on challenges to the judiciary in the age of the Internet.
Peru: More Conflicts in Cajamarca
In Peru, Francisco Canaza of Apuntes Peruanos [es] tells the story of two social conflicts in the Cajamarca region. He is concerned about the number of injured as a result...
Ecuador: National Gathering of HIstorians
The 4th National Gathering of Historians recently met [es] in Manabi, Ecuador writes Joselías Sánchez.
Ecuador: National Day of the Andean Condor
Ecuador recently celebrated the Day of the Andean Condor on July 7 [es]. Fausto Marcelo writes about the symbolic importance that the bird has throughout the region.
Singapore: History of Keong Saik Road
ygblog4 writes about how the Keong Saik Road in Singapore became a red-light district.
Singapore: Censors refuse to classify political film
Singapore censors refuse to classify a political film (One Nation Under Lee) for containing video excerpts from a banned film.
Singapore: Eating on subway trains
Epilogos from Singapore criticizes those who eat while riding on subway trains. The blogger wants to increase the fine for this “anti-social” behavior.
Vietnam: War Remnants Museum
Saigonnezumi visited the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City and saw the “horrors of war”
