Stories from 12 August 2009
Russia: Young Militiamen
Sean's Russia Blog reports that “the plan to fill Russia’s streets with 100,000 young militiamen by 2010 has been all over the Russian internet media over the last few weeks.”
Indonesia: July 2009 Economic Data
Sigit Arinto highlights some statistics on the performance of Indonesia's economy last month.
Is Indonesia's most wanted person really dead?
An Indonesian blogger asks if the police was really able to kill Noordin M Top, the country's most wanted man.
Cambodia, Thailand: Visa Requirements
A Lil of Me is happy to learn that despite the border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, the two countries have agreed to waive visa requirements for each other's citizens.
Laos: Discotheques to be closed down
To prevent the degradation of Lao culture, the Laos government plans to shut down discotheques in the country.
Russia: Two More Chechen Human Rights Activists Killed
Sean's Russia Blog reports on two more Chechen human rights activists who were kidnapped and killed.
Socialist Party of Malaysia
The Socialist Party of Malaysia is officially back, notes blogger New Mandala. The author adds that the Socialist Party is the “most people-centred political party in comparison to all other...
Russia, Ukraine: Medvedev's Address
Foreign Policy's Passport links to the vlog post with president Medvedev's Ukraine address and the English-language translation of the transcript. Eternal Remont comments on some of Medvedev's statements: “[…] ‘The...
Latvia: Cable TV Provider's “Twitterista”
Telecoms in Latvia reports that a Latvian cable TV and internet service provider “has hired a full-time employee to look after its interests on Twitter and other social networks”: “It...
