Stories from 5 July 2010
Sri Lanka: Murder Of Beggars
Indi.ca informs that a number of beggars had been killed on the streets of Colombo in the past two months and the government response was rounding up beggars and sending them to rehabs.
Russia: Twitter talk of town
Svetlana Gladkova of Profy discusses whether a Novosibirsk politician and twitterer @sapelkin has had his Twitter account suspended for political reasons, account abuse or as an election campaign PR-stunt.
India: Tweets On Bharat Bandh
Offstumped rounds up a number of reactions in Tweeter on today's India wide Bandh (strike) by the opposition to protest inflation and price rise.
Peru: Visiting Puerto Pizarro
Juan Arellano from Globalizado visited Puerto Pizarro and posted some photos. He also visited a Cocodrilos de Tumbe [es] breeding place, a crocodile in danger of extinction.
Puerto Rico: After the Protests
Repeating Islands and Gil the Jenius comment on the fallout surrounding recent protests in Puerto Rico.
South Korea: Keyboard Warriors Against Young Women
Young women are struck down by harsh internet vigilantes in the South Korean internet space. Reasonable voices online, who analyze this phenomenon, say it is caused by the growing social power of women, while men are suffering under heaps of social and economic pressure.
Trinidad & Tobago: Looking Good
This Beach Called Life thinks that female football fans may be on to something.
Cuba: Fariñas in Danger
Cuban bloggers continue to highlight the case of hunger striker and prisoner Guillermo Fariñas.
Brunei: Royal divorce sparks online buzz
Last month, the Sultan of Brunei announced his divorce to his third wife who is from Malaysia. Following the announcement, twitter and blogs in both Brunei and Malaysia went buzzing with the news. Many expressed their sadness while others speculated on the reasons behind the divorce
Barbados: The PM's Health
“No matter our politics we all care for David Thompson the person and his loved ones – but does this mean that effective political debate in Barbados must stop…until the Prime Minister recovers?” Barbados Free Press looks at the effect that the Prime Minister's illness is having on the country.
Kenya: Twitter for Kenyan businesses
Marvin writes about Twitter in the Kenyan business sector: “I am in the process of compiling a list of Kenyans businesses currently on Twitter. But prior to publishing that post, I thought it prudent to write a post on how Kenyan businesses can use Twitter in their businesses.”
Ghana: 7 reasons why Ghana is out of the World Cup
Ato identifies 7 reasons why Ghana soccer team is out of the World Cup: Players were thinking about lunch with Mandela, President Mills was not in the stadium, Other African countries brought ill-luck…”
South Africa/Ghana: Ghana helped South Africa lay its ghosts to rest
Ghana soccer team helped South Africa lay its ghosts to rest: “For a short while we:remembered that we are Africans; welcomed our brothers from Africa in the spirit of Ubuntu;celebrated when Ghana played like champions and despaired when those penalties failed.”
South Africa: Should we fly the flag after the World Cup?
Should South Africans keep flying the flag after the World Cup?:”Apparently buoyed by the ‘gees’ shown during Soccer World Cup 2010, there is an initiative to keep the flag flying after the event finishes next Sunday.”
Belarus-Russia: PR campaign against Lukashenko
Belarus Digest draws attention to the TV-movie “The God Father” – a documentary of Belarus under Lukashenko's rule, and sees it as a sign that Moscow wants to put pressure on Minsk.
China: Why is Chinese football so weak?
Recently the New York Times posted the question on “Why does China lag far behind in soccer when it competes so aggressively in many Olympic sports?” and invited a number of experts to answer. Actually similar questions have been raised by Chinese netizens in various QA forums since the beginning...
Pakistan: Bloodshed In Lahore And The State Of Denial
Pakistan faces yet another episode of terror as one of it's more revered shrines in Lahore, popularly known as Data Darbar, came under attack. Pakistani bloggers criticize the official stance of the Punjab government which stays far from admitting that Talibans are the real enemies.
Japan: Decline of Students Studying in the U.S. and Overseas
Despite the increasing number of people studying abroad via study abroad programs, the overall rate of Japanese college students studying abroad seems to be decreasing across the board — even accounting for Japan's declining birthrate. What is the cause of this remarkable decline?
China: Han Chinese unsuited to life in Tibet
The Angry Chinese Blogger blogs about the recent discussion concerning various health problems Han Chinese face in Tibet.
Taiwan: Photos of Formosan Macaques
The Daily Bubble Tea has some photos of Formosan Rock Macaques in Changhua County. The macaques are endemic to Taiwan and can often be seen in forest areas.
Russia: Restoring soviet statue of liberty
Paul Goble of Window on Eurasia tells the story of the fate of the soviet statue of liberty – blown up by Stalin and failing to be restored by Khrushchev – taking the lead from [RUS] an article in Svobodnaya Pressa.
