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3 December 2006

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Stories from 3 December 2006

The Week That Was in Bahrain

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Bahrain has just completed round two of its Parliamentary and Municipal Council elections, which saw a majority government-backed Islamist Parliament in place. According to Mahmood Al Yousif, only one ‘liberal'...

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Global Food Blog Report #35

Written by Melissa De León · Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

#1: Yulinka Cooks shares her recipe to prepare Sauerkraut. This new food blogger cooks up Russian food, an often-overlooked food from the former Soviet republics, especially Uzbekistan, Armenia and Georgia....

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China: A silent protest

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Problems seem to keep coming for residents of Huacao township in the outskirts of Shanghai's Minxing district. Reports in mainland media from over two years ago [zh] show that after...

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Bangladesh: Politics, More Politics and Bloggers

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Politics: Blogs are said to be the mirror of a society. The recent political uncertainty in Bangladesh is troubling the citizens and taking up much space in the blogosphere. The...

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Updates from 3 December 2006

Republic of Congo

Says Haitian newsfeed Alterpresse (Fr): “Jean Belony Murat [a.k.a. Belo], haitian artist … won the reknown international music competition titled “Les Decouvertes RFI Musiques du Monde” [Radio France International's Finds in World Music] on November 30th in Douala, Cameroon. He was among the three finalists, inclusing Patrick Ruffino, a bassist and Lang'i, a Brazzaville-based band.”

• Alice Backer

Malaysia

Malaysia is hoping to attract more Australian students to study in Malaysia to balance the numbers of Malaysian students in Australia. Education Malaysia is asking just how Malaysia plans to do this?

• Preetam Rai

Fiji

David Stanley writes that coup fears have receded in Fiji” Prime Minister Qarase has shown himself to be a skillful politician able to bend for the greater good of his country, and Commodore Bainimarama has ably demonstrated his leadership skills and willingness to stand up for his principles. I predict that Bainimarama will become prime minister of Fiji after the 2011 elections.”

• Preetam Rai

Cambodia

My Khmerican Corner is inviting readers to watch Australian documentary maker John Pilger's Cambodia - The Betrayal. “Watch and Analyze. This film was made in 1990, but many facts are still hold true.” John Pilger was one of the first western journalist to expose the assistance provided by some Western governments and some of Cambodia's neighbors to the Khmer Rouge.

• Preetam Rai

Brunei

Yoga has become popular in South East Asia with Yoga studios mushrooming all over. Danurasana in Brunei compares her experience with Aerobics to that of Yoga. “In those aerobics classes, my ego started to become bigger and bigger as i got better (and so i thought) in my stamina, strength and coordination. I grew more competitive and dreaded beginners coming to the class. During my 1st few yoga classes, the only battle i had on that yoga mat was with myself.”

• Preetam Rai

Singapore

World of Pablo, once a Singapore resident reviews the latest Singapore made movie Singapore Dreaming. “The most important lesson that I learnt from the movie is how we live our life in struggling to meet the expectations of family and society. In Singapore, the expectations are basically the 5 Cs…. CASH, CAR, CREDIT CARD, CONDOMINIUM AND COUNTRY CLUB. “

• Preetam Rai

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