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January 29th, 2008

D.R. of Congo: tough questions abound

Fred R. · 07:28

lingua → bn · es

Tough questions abound in the Democratic Republic of Congo as bloggers discuss, among other issues, the recent peace agreement in eastern Congo. 0 comments · »»

July 26th, 2007

Hidden Message To The Burmese Junta Published In MyanmarTimes Newspaper

May Hnin Phyu · 05:06

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An ad appeared in Monday's edition of Myanmar Times talking about Myanmar's tourism and its appeal to tourists from Scandinavia . The normal looking ad actually had a hidden message targeted at the ruling junta in Myanmar. Myanmar bloggers posted their reaction to the ad. 0 comments · »»

November 1st, 2006

Celebrating Eid ul-Fitr the Blogger Way

A. Fatih Syuhud · 22:43

Some Indonesian bloggers still talk about Eid ul-Fitr, or something to do with it, days after it passed for various reasons. Agus Setiawan at Blogonesia, for example, discusses the recent fatwa (religious decree) made recently by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Indonesian Muslim organisation, in which it stated that watching ... 1 comment · »»

September 9th, 2006

Another Indonesian Minister Blog and a Mourning Week

A. Fatih Syuhud · 15:58

As I wrote here, Indonesian Housing Minister Yusuf Asy'ari becomes the second Minister to start blogging after Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono went blogging a few months back. His blog post is written bilingually in English and Bahasa Indonesia. Harry Sufehmi, one of Indonesian blogger, is fortunate enough to be invited ... 2 comments · »»