3 September 2009

Stories from 3 September 2009

Sri Lanka: Kumbi Kathawa

Electra posts a review of the Kumbi Kathawa, a dance production depicting a story of a family, which was recently staged by the Chitrasena-Vajira Dance Foundation at the Bishop’s College...

3 September 2009

Bangladesh: Ditch Suits To Save Power

Supriyo Chaudhuri at Sunday Posts comments on the recent directive of Bangladesh government to the officials to ditch suits and wear half-sleeve dresses to save power: “I think many of...

3 September 2009

Cuba: Filtering Connections

Yoani Sanchez ruminates on the many changes September brings, including this surprise: “Since last Friday it is impossible to [connect] to Voces Cubanas from the Island. They have applied to...

3 September 2009

Bangladesh: Exporting Internet Bandwidth

Duncan Chowdhury is irked by a report published in a local Bangladeshi newspaper that the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company is planning to export internet bandwidth to Nepal and Bhutan. “This...

3 September 2009

Japan: Happy birthday, Doraemon!

Only for today (September 3rd) google.co.jp's logo is dedicated to Doraemon (ドラえもん), one the most popular Japanese characters. According to Slashdot [ja], the blue and white cat will be born...

3 September 2009

Japan: How to make a business book

Mrs. Yumiko Oshiba (干場弓子), President Director of Discover [ja], describes [ja] how is the workflow like in a publish company specialized in business books. Five seem to be the most...

3 September 2009

Philippines: Living with HIV

Blogs are increasingly being used in the Philippines to narrate the personal struggles of young Filipinos who tested positive with HIV. This promotes conversation among young people and it helps spread awareness about the reality of HIV/AIDS in the country.

3 September 2009