Stories from 6 February 2014
Some Kazakh Bloggers Dine With the Mayor, Some Get Jail Terms
Three Kazakh bloggers have been sentenced to 10 days in jail for protesting outside a restaurant where a mayor was meeting with their fellow bloggers.
Work on the Panama Canal Grinds to a Halt
The Panama Canal expansion project has taken a hit. The Canal Administrator says he will tolerate no blackmail, and Panamanians are using social media to show their support for him.
Nigerian Blogger Blossom Nnodim Talks ‘Social Media for Social Good’
"Anyone with access to technology, Internet, qwerty keyboard, etc. can organize an impact reaching campaign that has the possibility of benefiting the society."
A Call for More Religious Tolerance in Mauritania
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed, a 28 year old blacksmith in Nouadhibou (a town 465 km north of Nouakchott, Mauritania), was charged with apostasy by the penal court for questionning on online forum some of...
Moscow School Shooting: Firsthand Accounts and Mistaken Identities
"The MPs are thinking small. To avoid school shootings, you shouldn't ban guns, you should ban schools"
It Was Stinky for Days, but Cambodia's Garbage Strikers Won Their Battle
Workers are rising in Cambodia. After the garment workers, it is now the turn of garbage workers to launch a strike to demand a raise in their salaries
French Influence on Vietnamese Cooking
Writing for The Culture Trip, Melissa Pearce reviews the French impact on Vietnamese cooking: The French brought many ingredients and flavours to Vietnam, most popular and noticeable upon entering the...
Singapore's Public Order Bill Threatens Human Rights
Teo Soh Lung from Singapore, writing for The Online Citizen, warns against the dangers of the proposed Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Bill 2014: Civil rights proponents should be wary...
Trinidad & Tobago: Strategizing Social Media
ICT Pulse recommends 5 critical building blocks upon which organizations can develop an effective social media strategy.
