Stories from 5 May 2010
China: School killing incidents and policy implications
Stan Abrams from china/divide writes about the social and political implications of the recent school killing incidents happened in several Chinese cities.
China: Apple hexane poisoning
SCAOM has a report on a poisoning incident at a subsidiary factory of Wintek Corporation, which is an Apple Computers contractor in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The incident is believed to...
The Pakistan Born Suspected Bomber
Adil Najam at All Things Pakistan comments on the arrest of the Pakistan-born suspected bomber in New York City: “one hopes that just as the citizens of New York did...
Iran: 126,000 Fans Cheer Mousavi's Opposition Facebook Group
Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hussein Mousavi's Facebook group has more than 126,000 fans. Hamid Tehrani speaks to the founder of the group and discusses the impact of citizen media on the Iranian political front.
Lebanon: Disabled Access
Joeysbox praises a new restaurant that has caught his eye: Ice Beirut, one of the first premier restaurants in Lebanon with full disabled access.
India: Couples Doing Business Together
Indian blogger Jaya Jha shares her personal story of how an entrepreneur couple faced challenges doing business together.
Philippines: Labor Day 2010
Workers of the world celebrated International Labor Day on May 1. In the Philippines, thousands of workers marched on the streets to demand higher wages and better working conditions as the government held job fairs and moved the official labor day holiday to May 3.
Pakistan: A Nuclear Power Facing a Grave Energy Crisis
Pakistan is deemed as a nuclear power but the country is currently facing an immense power and energy shortage. Bloggers assess the situation.
Vietnam: “Geek events” until June
Mekong ICT shares list of scheduled “geek events” in Vietnam and in the region until the month of June.
Lao New Year 2010
Lao Voices uploads a video of the celebration of Lao New Year 2010
Technology for Transparency, Civic Engagement and Accountability in Latin America
Latin America has a long history of corruption, organized crime, and impunity. However, the region also has a mature civil society and dozens of technology projects that are poised to disrupt the status quo if they are able to attract more offline participation.
