Stories from 14 June 2011
Malawi: Citizens “Fuel” Facebook for Gas Updates
Malawians have been queuing up for hours for fuel since last year. The severe shortage of fuel has affected thousands of motorists, passengers and businesses. As one way of updating one another on latest fuel supplies at gas stations, Malawians are using a Facebook group called Malawi Fuel Watch.
Peru: Government Announces End of Concession for Inambari Hydroelectric Project
Isabel Guerra updates [es] her blog with the latest news on the Inambari hydroelectric project: after protests demanding its cancellation, the government has announced it will suspend the temporal concession given to Egasur, the project's developer.
Algeria: No Protests, but Strikes Continue
“While a number of other Arab countries have been indulging in what has come to be known in the press as the ‘Arab Spring’ with various degrees of success, here in Algeria, various factions of the ‘civil society’ (if such an entity indeed exists here) have preferred indulging in strikes,”...
Algeria: Involvement in Politics
MnarviDZ, at Patriots on Fire, shares two stories on the involvement of Algerians in politics.
Egypt: On Iran's Theological Rule
Egyptian An Arab Citizen (Ar) discusses the model of the theological rule in Iran in this post.
India Close Behind China in the African Continent
In May, the second India and Africa Summit was held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Through the Cooperation Plan, India offers a different partnership model from the Chinese one, and inspired comments in the French-speaking African blogosphere.
Kuwait: Stop Internet Limits
Social Slave from Kuwait discusses limits on internet users in the country and what is being done about it in this post.
Palestine: Call to Free Khaled Zawahre
Occupied Palestine shares the plight of Khaled Zawahre, who is detained in Ofer prison, allegedly for beating up an Israeli soldier and throwing rocks. Occupied Palestine maintains Khaled's innocence and shares photographs and videos.
Syria: Reactions to the Gay Blogger Who Wasn't
Andy Carvin shares a timeline of stories and reactions to Amina, the Gay Girl in Damascus, that wasn't.
Two earthquakes hit Sumatra
Two earthquakes hit Sumatra Island in Malaysia Tuesday morning. Tremors were also felt in Indonesia. Use the hashtags #earthquake, #tremors, and #sumatra to monitor news reports.
Philippines: Old Manila photos
The Old Manila Nostalgia Flickr group is a rich source of old Manila photos from the Philippines.
Cambodia: Footage of female Khmer fighters
The Eyes of the Pineapple links to a video showing an archived footage of female Khmer Communist rebel fighters in Cambodia.
Cambodia: Land dispute turns violent
Licadho, a human rights group in Cambodia, condemns the violence which erupted in Kampong Speu province over a land dispute. Clashes between police and villagers have been rising in the country over demolition threats in several development projects of the government.
Cambodia: Power woes
Cambodia As It Is blogs about the power shortage problem in Cambodia. A power plant is being constructed but it seems the intent is to sell power in nearby Vietnam instead of addressing the power needs of Cambodia.
Malaysia: Government website receives hacking threat
A group called Anonymous, warned that it will launch a cyber attack against a Malaysian government website on Thursday morning.
South Korea: Petition Filed to Punish Brutality against Animals
Public anger rose as an animal TV show aired a story of a dog brutally beaten with a stick by a stranger for no reason. Net users have filed an online petition [ko], calling the authority to focus more on capturing the culprit. Over 50 thousand people have signed the...
North Korea: Photos of Secret Spots
UK-based photographer Charlie Crane took photos of the sterile landscape of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Abby Wilcox from the Live Fast site posted the photos with explanation.
China: History of Red Song
David Bandurski from China Media Project translates in partial an article from Southern Weekend about the background of the recent revival of red song culture in China.
China: He took bribes
C. Custer from China Geeks introduces an independent website, He Took Bribes[zh], for netizens to report on corruption.
China: Mass exodus of the rich
The Fool's Mountain has a blog post about the trend of the elite and the rich emigrating out of China since 2009.
China: Hand made condoms
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist finds a video showing how workers pack condom manually in China.
