Stories from 7 June 2010
Zimbabwe: The Truth Will Set You Free
“A most thought provoking exhibition entitled “The Truth Will Set You Free” was held at the Bulawayo Club last week,” reports Freedom Writer of Sokwanele.
Kenya: Three Kenyans win best actor award
“The awards of the 7th edition of Tarifa African Film Festival saw four Kenyan films screened and three Kenyan actors win the coveted best actor award,” writes Hot Secretz.
China: University entrance examinations begin
National day of performance anxiety as high school graduates from across the country sat down today to take China's infamous higher education entrance exam. Sina blogs is featuring photos of rain in Hubei, giant Silence signs in Yunnan, and scores of anxious parents in Beijing.
China: Reading Li Peng's memoirs
Eager to see the memoirs of former premier Li Peng, Chinese netizens over the weekend were posting around links to pirated versions. At Under the Jacaranda Tree, Diane Gatterdam revisits Li's dialogue with Beijing students in 1989 and Blood & Treasure‘s Jamie Kenny notes that the forthcoming book further clarifies...
Nepal: Extending the Constituent Assembly
Unable to meet the 28th May deadline for drawing up a new statute for Nepal, the Constituent Assembly, riding on a 3-point political deal made by the 3 most represented political parties, extended its own term by one more year. Blogger Raktim Nepali however feels all of this is much...
Pakistan: A new budget is announced
At All Things Pakistan, blogger Adil Najam discusses the recently announced national budget for 2010-2011.
Malaysia: Petrol station blamed over girl's death
A girl was trapped in a burning car in Malaysia. A bystander rushes to a nearby gas station to borrow or buy a fire extinguisher but was refused. The girl's death was blamed on the gas station. A boycott campaign was launched. Bloggers react
Philippines: University geniuses
The Diliman Genius gathers stories on the talented minds from the science and technology-related departments in the Diliman campus of the premier state university in the Philippines.
Philippines: The Life of a Labor Leader
Tonyo Cruz reviews Ka Bel: The Life and Struggle of Crispin Beltran, a new 156-page biography of the prominent Filipino labor leader by Ina Alleco R. Silverio.
Singapore: Social media usage
Social media sites are gaining popularity in Singapore. In fact, they have more visitors than search websites, as reported by Jon Russell
Malaysia: Student politics
ARTiculations from Malaysia is disappointed that student leaders are not protesting the law which prohibits students from supporting political parties.
Malaysia: Sex and politics
ARTiculations blogs about sex, politics, and culture in Malaysia.
Cambodia: Bopha Chiang Mai song
Tharum links to a youtube video of a Khmer-American singing Bopha (flower/girl) Chiang Mai. The student also comments on Thailand-Cambodia relations.
Bangladesh: Predicting the future of democracy in South Asia
Blogger jrahman explores the question “what is the future of democracy in South Asia?” through a demand-supply analysis.
India: Travel tales from Binsar
Shalini Koli takes us on a delightful trip to Binsar (a beautiful Himalayan destination in the State of Uttarakhand, India), at the travel blog Ghumakkar.com.
France: Migrant Workers'Hostels 2010 Film Festival
Blogger Menilmuche announces The Migrant Workers’ Hostels Film Festival in Paris, from June 5th to June 26th [fr].
India: Weaving stories with pictures
Arun at The India Travel Blog teaches us how pictures can be effectively used to tell a story.
Japan: Reflection upon the Okinawa issue
Kechak considers [ja] both the negative and the positive aspects of the Okinawa question. While, on one hand, former prime minister Hatoyama wasn't able to modify the agreement with the US, on the other hand, he managed to bring attention to the military base issue, that had been ignored for...
