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February, 2009

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Stories from February, 2009

6 February 2009

Brunei: More rain, flashfloods and landslides

The recent downpour in Brunei caught many by surprise. It caused a power outage, flashfloods and landslides. Many of the rural areas have been cut off due to rising flood waters.

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Egypt: Bloggers for Terrorism

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

Egyptian bloggers are posting their own photographs, posing with fake guns and pistols, on their blogs and Facebook groups as part of a new gimmick to draw attention to the plight of detained blogger Mohamed Adel. Find out more about Operation General Mait in this article by Lasto Adri.

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DRC: Volcanic eruption may be imminent

Written by Jennifer Brea · Sub-Saharan Africa

Local radio are reporting that Nyamulagira volcano, near Goma, is showing intense activity, suggeting that an eruption may be imminent.

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Zimbabwe's Bloggers React As The Opposition Joins Hands With Mugabe

Written by Denford Magora · Sub-Saharan Africa

Zimbabwe's bloggers are reacting with hope, but also anger and dismay to Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to join Robert Mugabe in a coalition governmet. It is a wonderfully eclectic mix that reflects the sheer emotional exhaustion of the Zimbabwean people after a marathon seven-month political impasse, which was compounded by the world-record inflation levels.

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Kyrgyzstan: The U.S. Air Base Shutdown

Written by Elena Skochilo · Central Asia & Caucasus

The president of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev declared that American airbase will be called off Kyrgyzstan. Political intrigues around the airbase began when Bakiev became the president of Kyrgyzstan. The question...

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Korea: Being Unemployed.

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

Since the economic downturn began, being unemployed has become one of the topics netizens talk about. How do people cope with this situation? Aspan finds other way to enjoy being...

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Updates from February, 2009

19 February 2009

Bangladesh

An Ordinary Citizen points to an important aspect of the media coverage of the proceedings of Bangladesh parliament: “Media is to convey the news of the parliament as expected. Now, media is producing news of itself of matters which should have been discussed in the parliament.” Read the post for details.

• Rezwan

Kenya

Remmy blogs about a survey by the Royal Holloway University of London, which shows that helectronic learning (e-Learning) on the continent of Africa is still at infancy.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Zimbabwe

According to Zimbabwean blogger, Conrad Mwanawashe, Zimbabwean teachers will not return to work because the salary promised by the government is not enough. Teachers have not been reporting for duty since last year.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Trinidad & Tobago

Caribbean Free Radio posts the final installment in the cut + clear Carnival podcast series, as the team visits with photographer Jeffrey Chock to discuss the Carnival experience.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bermuda

In anticipation of Bermuda's Budget Day tomorrow, Vexed Bermoothes says: “Government needs to show prudence, while stoking the rapidly eroding economy, while revealing where it’s going to get the cash.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Aruba

The Ritz-Carlton hotel chain is apparently in Aruba to stay, causing Lost in Smallness to exclaim: “Does the government realize that this will put extra pressure on our infrastructure? Oh wait. It's an election year. This is just a campaign stunt, not necessarily something to improve the island.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

China: Tibet Burns, But Where Are the Chinese Public Intellectuals?

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