Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 May 17

17 May 2009

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Stories from 17 May 2009

China: Netizens stand with the waitress who killed an official

Deng Yujiao, a waitress in Hubei Province stabbed an official to death and injured another in resisting their sexual advances. Comments on the internet showed no sympathy with the dead...

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Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar: A Year After

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

A deadly cyclone hit Myanmar’s southern Irrawaddy delta in May 2008 which affected more than 2 million people. A year after the Cyclone Nargis tragedy, survivors are still suffering while reconstruction efforts remain inadequate. Contributions are still needed in order to help the cyclone survivors.

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Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive

Written by Katharine Ganly · Sub-Saharan Africa

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, life for the disabled or physically impaired is wrought with difficulties. With no state support and few employment prospects, individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges. This article explores the innovative ways some disabled Congolese earn their living.

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Updates from 17 May 2009

A UNESCO panel has recommended postponing listing of the National Museum of Western Art and the surrounding buildings in the Ueno area as a World Heritage culture site. Blogger Dragon says that countries with the means to preserve its own heritage sites should give way for less resourceful countries. Taito Ward councilman Yoshihisa Kosaka reminds readers that the site would be ‘Tokyo's first World Heritage site‘. Architect Ebinenko, while hoping Le Corbusier's museum will make the cut, wonders if it's difficult for architectural works to have universal appeal.

• Tomomi Sasaki