Stories from 1 September 2009
Uzbekistan: Trouble in Tashkent
Pravdin reports on the controversial and unclear occurence in tashkent, when a gunfire on a Saturday evening horrified the capital of Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan: Journalist murdered
Nick Fielding reports that journalist Janullah Hashimzada, 37, was shot dead by four masked gunmen in Afghanistan in result of a targetted assassination.
Kazakhstan: Problems of Balkhash Lake
Michael Hancock reports on the current status of Balkhash Lake, a unique water reservoir in Kazakhstan, which risks repeating the destiny of the Aral Sea.
Kazakhstan: The Nursultan Nazarbaev National Library
Michael Hancock reports on the new grand architectural design for the Kazakhstan's new capital Astana – the favorite pet project of the country's president.
Afghanistan: New Strategy Needed
Joshua Foust reflects on the statement made by the U.S. military official that there needs to be some fundamentally new thinking in Afghanistan, rather than new troops.
Sri Lanka: More Talks On The Video Of Shame
Groundviews sums up the responses, positions and clarifications regarding the video evidence of extra judicial killings in Sri Lanka that surfaced recently.
Morocco: Four Perspectives on Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is defined by intimidation, bullying, or coercion of a sexual nature and is, by all accounts, something that happens the world over. Of late, bloggers in Morocco have been assessing the situation, where they offer a variety of perspectives on the issue.
Japan and Taiwan: Comparing the LDP and KMT
The election in Japan over the weekend brought an end to more than 50 years of almost continuous rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The KMT also continuously held power in Taiwan for a similar period of time. Sponge Bear makes some comparisons between the LDP in Japan and...
Japan: New map of politics
Yoko Akimoto wrote a letter to Asia social movements mailing list on the implications of the landslide victory of Democratic Party in the General Election on social movement in Japan. The letter is reposted at interlocals.net.