16 April 2010
Stories from 16 April 2010
Kazakhstan: Birds, Polish tragedy and Governance
Discussions of the Kazakhstani bloggers this week were centered around three topics, all related to the deep-rooted problems of governance in the country.
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Discussions of the Kazakhstani bloggers this week were centered around three topics, all related to the deep-rooted problems of governance in the country.
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Giorgi Kvelashvili of Jamestown Foundation Blog writes that the fake news broadcast aired by a Georgian TV channel on March 15 did not contain mentions of Lech Kaczynski's death in a plane crash - even though some recent Russian media reports claim otherwise.
“This is what we paid US$20 million for???” comments Cafe Pyala after watching the media presentation by the UN Commission investigating Pakistan's ex-prime minister and PPP chairman Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
Ali Mahmed (Shuvo) won the best weblog Bengali award at the BOBs - Deutsche Welle Best Of The Blogs Award.
Bhtanaturally analyzes that the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket is helping web-only TV ads take shape in India.
Sidney Sweeting at Weblog Bahamas is appalled at the way in which some of his compatriots treat animals.
KnowTnT.com has some news for the Minister of Culture when it comes to the “design flaws” in the newly completed National Academy of the Performing Arts building: “If the builders have to make changes to the design…these are not covered by any warranty. They will have to be paid for by our taxes - on top of what's been paid already.”
Uncommon Sense reports that a Cuban prisoner of conscience has testified about “the tortures suffered by fellow political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo between when he was imprisoned in April 2003 and when he died on Feb. 23 of this year”, a development which the blogger calls “an important part of the record in what should be an ongoing effort to achieve justice for Zapata.”
“Since the start of the year, some 463 persons have been murdered”: YardFlex.com laments the escalating Jamaican crime rate.
What is “good” writing? Signifyin' Guyana has a few thoughts on the subject.
The upcoming general election date has been announced, according to Trinidad and Tobago News Blog.
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