Latest posts by Rezwan from January, 2011
Pakistan: Earthquake In South West Pakistan
BRAC Blog informs about yesterday's 7.4 magnitude earthquake in South Western Pakistan: “there were no casualties or damage to houses or other assets.”
India: All The Fuss About New Zodiac Sign Dates
Maddy writes in details about the recent rumor that the Zodiac signs will change.
Sri Lanka: Better Connected
Rohan Samarajiva, ex Director General of Sri Lanka Telecom reflects on the progress of connectivity in Sri Lanka in the past decade.
Sri Lanka: The Devastation Of The Recent Floods
Indi.ca went to Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka to check out the flood damage and here is what he found.
Education Policy For A Secular Bangladesh
J Rahman at Mukti opines that the new education policy of Bangladesh, which seeks to modernize the country’s madrassahs, can one day create a secular state in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Crisis In The Share Market
An Ordinary Citizen comments on the volatile share market of Bangladesh from an investor's perspective: “the market follows no logic. The matter seems to become a gamble and some powerful are stage-managing the whole show.”
Sri Lanka: Archive of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) submissions and media reports
Groundviews has launched two archives covering media reports on and submissions to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) of Sri Lanka.
Pakistan: Prize Bonds Mega Scam
Shakir Lakhani writes about a prize bond draw manipulation in Pakistan where three consecutive numbers won the first three prizes.
Bhutan: The Effect Of Salary Increase
Tshering Tobgay shows how the recent salary increase has made a government officer in Bhutan poorer.
Maldives: Dominance Of The Expatriates
Mohamed Naahi wonders what can be done to reduce the growing number of foreign workers in Maldives.
Sri Lanka: Display Of Sinhala And Tamil Webpages On Mobile Phones
Dhanika has developed a mobile web browser which supports both Sinhala & Tamil Unicode text rendering making display of these languages on Android mobile phones possible.
India: Writing The City In Conversation With Mumbai Taxi Drivers
“Taxi drivers write the city. They move through its streets, they collect its stories, they are confronted with its changes” – this is part of the introduction page of CubbyKabi's podcast blog “Meter Down” containing conversations with Mumbai taxi Drivers.
Sri Lanka: A Trip To A Sri Lankan Market
Rice & Curry blog takes a trip to a typical Sri Lankan open air market and shares the experience.
Sri Lanka: Google Map On Flood Affected Areas
Groundviews publishes a frequently updated Google Map which identifies the main flood-affected regions in Sri Lanka, sites where relief and rescue operations have been conducted and other information.
Pakistan: Interior Minister Calls For Reporting Of Blasphemous Contents
Shahzad Ahmed reports in a tweet that Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has called for the “Nation” to report anti-Islam or blasphemous contents to him, so these can be blocked within 24 hours.
Bangladesh, India: Human Rights Hanging On The Border Fence
Bangladeshis were shocked by widely published photographs of the dead body of a 15 year old Bangladeshi girl hanging on the India-Bangladesh border Fence. The girl named Felani was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while she was illegally crossing the border with her father on the way back to Bangladesh.
India: Government Monitoring of Email
Reading Cafe reacts on the news that the Indian government is seriously considering asking Google to help it in monitoring emails.
Pakistan: A Public Discourse Is Required
Sana Saleem proposes a public discourse between the activists and clerics to resolve the current crisis in Pakistan with a mutual consensus.
India: Free Mobile App For NGO Field Staffs
Shital Shah at Think Change India talks about a free mobile application for NGOs that enables field staffs to collect data using their existing mobile phones and transfer it on a real-time basis.
Nepal: Feedback On Newspaper Articles Via SMS
Ujjwal Acharya questions the newly introduced practice of two dailies of Nepal – Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post – where readers can send their feedback on opinion pieces and editorial via SMS.
Sri Lanka: Reaching Out To The Flood victims
Sarvodaya blog highlights the relief efforts targeted towards the flood victims in Ampara and Batticaloa districts of Sri Lanka.
