Stories from 5 August 2010
Haiti: Saying “No” to Monsanto
Monsanto has been a controversial company for some years now, mainly because it is a major producer of genetically modified seed (reportedly selling as much as 90% of the genetically engineered seed in the United States) and has a reputation for employing questionable methods to ensure that it maintains its lead. Enter Haiti...
India: Letting Go of Kashmir
Sujai at Desicritics provides a bold viewpoint which have prompted a heated discussion in the comments section. The blogger opines that the protests in Kashmir has become so intense and...
Bangladesh: Road To A Secular Nation?
Exiled journalist and blogger Saleem Samad questions in his post at E-Bangladesh “is Muslim majority Bangladesh poised to convert into a secular nation?”
Indians In Singapore
Abhijit at Blowing In The Wind informs that the proportion of Indians in Singapore has increased to 353,000, which is about 9.2 per cent of the population.
Brazil: Last day on protest by tribe trying to prove its existence
Jesse Lerner-Kinglake reports on the last day of the protest by the Awá, a Brazilian indigenous people, to try to prove its existence. “If anything, this week’s protest should prove...
Sri Lanka: Tamil.net Partially Accessible In Sri Lanka
ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) reports that “Tamilnet.com, the controversial pro-LTTE site blocked by all ISPs in Sri Lanka since mid-2007, is accessible once more from SLT ADSL connections.”
India: The Assam Conflict And The Role Of The Press
Aruni Kashyap at The Sun Rises Here informs that the debate on Assam's future continues to be ignored by the Indian national press and comments that it may lead to...
Pakistan: Anger Mounts At President's Apathy
As Pakistan is hit by the most devastating floods in over 80 years and is marred by rising violence in the country's metropolitan hub, bloggers vent their anger and frustration at the President's decision to embark on a foreign tour.
Bangladesh: Visitors Share Their Thoughts On Grameen Ventures
This summer, eight students and faculty members from the Master of Public Administration program of the Northern Kentucky University in Kentucky, USA are completing an internship at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. They have made numerous field visits and are recording their experiences in their blogs using texts, pictures and videos.
Russia: Pro-Kremlin Youth Movements Allegedly Forge Photos
Blogger mr-bison posted a research [RUS] of photos published by two pro-Kremlin youth movements (“Nashi” and “Molodaya Gvardia“). He points out that all the photos of the pro-Kremlin activists where...
Advocacy Video Toolkit Feedback
WITNESS is working on a Video Advocacy Toolkit and would like your input. With this information they would improve on the toolkits and make sure they cover most of the...
Kenya: Welcome to Kenya 2.0
Kenyans have decided. Kenyan citizens have overwhelmingly voted "Yes" in Kenya's referendum on a new constitution. Leaders of the "No" camp have admitted defeat. Bloggers are celebrating and welcoming the world to Kenya 2.0.
Cuba: Gallo's Garden
Havana Times features an outdoor art exhibition of installations and sculptures by an 86-year-old artist.
Anguilla: On Corruption
“Contrary to public opinion, most politicians are not engaged in making back-room deals and accepting under-the-table packages”: Corruption-free Anguilla thinks “it is the lack of transparency in our systems of...
Revisiting Vietnam's “hot bloggers”
Thu An Nguyen Ha, writing for the Asia Digital Map, revisits the online profiles of some of the popular bloggers in Vietnam, one year after the closure of Yahoo 360...
Thailand: 14th Thai Short Film & Video Festival
Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal blogs about the 14th Thai Short Film & Video Festival which will open this month. In relation to the recent political chaos in the country,...
Jamaica: Managing Dengue
YardFlex.com says that the government “is urging the public to co-operate with…health workers involved in vector control and other activities associated with the elimination of Dengue Fever.”
Laos: Where are the locally-made garments?
Vientiane-based twitter user Kelly Kidson asks: “Why with all the garment factories in Laos, do I never see any clothing labeled “Made in Laos?”
Laos: Protecting the tiger population
A youtube video tackles the efforts of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Rare to raise the tiger population in Laos.
Indonesia: Labour rights violations
EngageMedia uploads a documentary which features the story of an Indonesian worker who lost his factory job after joining a union strike.
Myanmar-India relations
WaZup! Asia identifies and analyzes the various trade and other economic agreements recently forged between India and Myanmar.
