Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 January 17

17 January 2011

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Stories from 17 January 2011

Brunei: Twitter and tourism

Written by Senor Pablo · Quick Reads · East Asia

Brunei: Popular videos made by Bruneians

Written by Senor Pablo · Quick Reads · East Asia

Indonesia: Addressing the suicide problem

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Indonesia: Lessons from the football AFF Suzuki Cup 2010

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Indonesia: The coming ASEAN community

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Haiti: Duvalier Visit Political Red Herring?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

A little more than a year after a debilitating earthquake practically leveled the Haitian capital and destroyed innumerable surrounding towns, killing thousands and leaving survivors homeless (tent cities are still...

Costa Rica: A Sample of Costa Rican Music

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Mexico: Women's Rights Activist Killed

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Venezuela: Discussing a New University Law

Written by Laura Vidal · Latin America

Venezuelan public and student opinion is divided once again in the face of a new University Law. The reactions and results have been intense, complex and unexpected; citizen media users...

Sri Lanka: Archive of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) submissions and media reports

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

China: Tense days and nights in Tunis

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Excerpts of a series of blog posts this week from a Chinese woman living and working in the Tunisian capital.

Pakistan: Prize Bonds Mega Scam

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Trinidad & Tobago: The Piano Man?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Parliamentary Behaviour

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: Where Do We Go From Here?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

St. Lucia: Getting Over Tomas

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica, T&T, U.S.A.: Buju's Mobile Concert

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica, Guadeloupe, T&T, U.S.A.: MLK Day

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bhutan: The Effect Of Salary Increase

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sudan: Secessionists in North and South: one goal, different thinking

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa