3 June 2008
Stories from 3 June 2008
Southeast Asia: Series of unfortunate disasters
In the past month, natural disasters hit the Southeast Asian region claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and destroying billions of properties. Bloggers discuss the destructive cyclone in Myanmar, the China earthquake which was felt in Hanoi and Bangkok, two earthquakes in the Sumatra island and the strong typhoon in north Philippines.
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Venezuela: Gaining Admission to Public Universities
There is a proposal to change the current public university admissions system in Venezuela. The government seeks to eliminate the admissions test in favor of something with a social value by recognizing the disparity between public and private secondary schools. Local bloggers wonder how the changes might affect the perception of a university diploma, but also about what these tests actually measure. The policy has yet to be placed in effect, but the debate continues.
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Next time we will be there again :)