Latest posts by Paul Frankenstein from August, 2005
Images From China: Shanghai Subway Scene
“Shanghai MRT” by Vampirex A subway train pulls out of the station in Shanghai.
Images From Nepal: Detergent Ad
Photograph by Indrani Soemardjan A young boy sits next to a wall emblazoned with an advertisement for detergent.
Malaysia: English – Benglish Translator
The ever-intrepid Kenny Sia impressed by the variety and quality of machine translation on the web, has written the first ever English-to-Benglish translator.
China: Hitch in the Alibaba deal?
China Herald comments on an article pointing out that many of the goods for sale on Alibaba, the Chinese internet portal that Yahoo! is heavily investing in, are counterfit.
China: PLA Wanted ads
Hong Kong-based blog Simon World looks at the PLA's policy towards marriage and co-habitiation in the ranks.
China: how returned overseas chinese viewed by locals?
In response to a reader query, Bingfeng Teahouse writes about how returning overseas Chinese are viewed by locals.
South Korea: The Blog Blackout of 2005
The Marmot’s Hole notes that TypePad and Blogspot were apparently blocked in South Korea over the weekend, apparently to honor that country's Independence Day.
Singapore: A protest in sunny Singapore
Omeka Na Huria posts a first-hand account from a peaceful political protestor in Singapore. The four protestors were met by more than a dozen of Singapore's finest riot police in full riot gear.
Sudan: More AU Troops coming?
Humanitarian Hijinks on the mixed reaction that the arrival of more African Union troops in Darfur engenders.
Zimbabwe: Isn't it ironic?
The Zimbabwean Pundit on the irony that Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe refuses to engage his fellow Africans and will only speak with Tony Blair.
Cambodia: Genocide Tourism
Webbed Feet, Web Log is frustated by the West's conflation of everything Cambodian and the Khmer Rouge and the subsequent creation of the genocide tourism industry.
Asia: Daily linklets 12th August
Simon World, back from vacation, has resumed his valuable roundups of East Asian blogs and stories.
Ethiopia: Opposition Presser
Amber Henshaw, blogging from Ethiopia, reports that the country's two main opposition parties held a news conference rejecting yesterday's election results and calling on the government to form a government of national unity.
Cambodia: Meetup Roundup
Jinja of the Cambodian blog Webbed feet, Web Log has great minutes of the last Phnom Penh blogger meetup.
Cambodia: The Living Blogs of Cambodia
ThaRum's web has a great overview of the exploding Cambodian blog scene.
Armenia: Parties Dissolved
Blogrel notes that six political parties in Armenia will be dissolved shortly, and wonders if it's legit.
Niger: Tanja fiddles while Niger burns
President Tanja Mamadou of Niger has denied that there's a famine in his country, stating instead that it's only a “food emergency”, reports Black Star Journal.
Ukraine: Translator May Lose Job?
Neeka's Backlog brings us a report from a Russian newspaper that Natalya Dmytruk, the sign language interpreter for the state TV channel, may soon lose her job. Dmytruk played a key role in Ukraine's Orange Revolution when she silently informed her viewers that initial election results were fraudulent while her...
Ukraine: Too Much Time Watching the Soaps
Orange Ukraine debunks a number of myths about the state of government in Ukraine today.
Somaliland: Parliamentary Elections Postponed
Inside Somaliland passes on the news that Somaliland's Parliamentary Elections have been pushed back two weeks to the end of September.
Philippines: Impeachment Rules
The Sassy Lawyer's Journal wonders what's going on in the impeachment hearings in the Philippine House of Representatives.
