Stories from 19 October 2006
Kenya: Kenyan blogger passes away
The Kenyan blogger, Kachumbari, who wrote from a village in Central Kenya has passed away: “I just found out from Ndesanjo that Kachumbari was killed in a car accident several weeks ago. His cousin Samuel offered an obituary and explanation of his death on the blog – Kachumbari had travelled...
Africa: opening door to African cinema
“For decades, African cinema has been poised for the kind of international breakthrough that Asian and Middle Eastern films have enjoyed. There are lots of stories to be told and there have been directors willing and able to tell them, but the financial resources available to filmmakers on other continents...
Zimbabwe: woman-on-woman violence
Zimbabwean cartoonist joins the debate around the Domestic Violence Bill, “He raises an interesting issue, writing at some length about the ill-treatment of maids by their female employers, discussing this as woman-on-woman violence and asks whether this form of domestic violence will be included in the Domestic Violence Bill,” via...
Gambia: human rights violation
Home of the Mandinmories writes about torture and coercion of the alleged coup plotters in the Gambia: Browsing through the Point today, a story on the court martial of Captain Yahya Darbo caught my eye. I wish I can say I told you so, but the abuse and indignity suffered...
Tajikistan: HIV/AIDS
At neweurasia, Vadim discusses the HIV/AIDS problem in Tajikistan.
Kazakhstan: Dirty Atyrau
The Atyrau Informant gives a tip on what shoes to wear to make it through Atyrau's winter mud.
Kyrgyzstan & Azerbaijan: Pollution
Ben Paarman notes that Kyrgyzstan's Mailuu Suu has been listed as one of the ten most polluted sites on earth by a US environmental group. Elsewhere in Central Asia and the Caucasus, a site in Azerbaijan makes the list.
Korea: North Korea nuke analysis round up
Kotaji puts together analysis on North Korea nuclear test and its effects.
Korea: Mount Geumgang Tourism project
Occidentalism summarizes the buzz over Mt Geumgang tourism project. Reports said that Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill demanded the supension of “inter-Korea project” as a part of the sanction against North Korea nuclear test.
China: Agricultural bank of China
Logan Wright points out that Agricultural bank of China is following the bailouts and the overseas listings of the other large state-owned banks (Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank). This time it may ask for a USD$100 billions tag!
China: Social harmony with one child policy?
Positive solution discusses whether social harmony is possible with one child policy.
Turkmenistan: Monument to Irony
Registan.net notes that Turkmenistan's president has unveiled a building shaped like a book that is a gift to the country's media and dedicated to free media. The author notes that this is quite an irony as independent journalists are a rarity in Turkmenistan.
China: Satiric SMS or libel
Joel Martinsen in DANWEI translated an article from Nanfang daily on a prosecution resulted from a political poem in Chongqin.
Kyrgyzstan: Kochkor Rodeo Journal
Peace Corps Volunteer Trent Milan posts a journal detailing the planning for the upcoming rodeo in Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan.
Chilean Bloggers Around the World
Ana María (ES) lives in Heidelberg. She explains that to pass the cold winter she discovered wool. With it she makes small handcraft dolls and posts them on her blog. Just like she does, a lot of Chileans around the world use blogs to express themselves, communicate with friends, and...
Mexico: English Language Weblogs Reviewed
Ellen Fields has been reviewing Latin America-focused weblogs in English for quite a while now. Here is a list of every blog she's reviewed so far.
Panama: A Rant
In his inimitable style, Rob Rivera let's loose with “Panamanians and My Rants.”
Mexico: Oaxaca Update
Both Ana Maria Salazar and Mark in Mexico relate, in their respective styles, the heightened political ambitions of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO). Colin Brayton describes the murder of “Pánfilo Hernández, an elementary school teacher from Zimatlán, who was shot around 9 p.m. by unknown persons...
Honduras: How to make tortillas
La Gringa gives a lesson in bi-national cuisine; a step-by-step explanation of how to make “Honduran-American tortillas.”
Chile: Participatory Journalism and the Ministry of Culture
Citizen media and the Chilean government continue to collaborate. This time Atina Chile announces its alliance with the Ministry of Culture [ES]. According to the post, a series of joint projects will soon be announced.
Brazil: Busy Weekend In São Paulo
It'll be a busy weekend in Sao Paulo. Made in Brazil explains why.
