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Sri Lanka: Social Media Success Stories

Rezwan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:17:17 +0000

Amitha Amarasinghe discusses the use of social media by the corporates in Sri Lanka and ponders whether there are any social media success stories in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: Deadly Pills

Rezwan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:55 +0000

Talha Bin Ayub at Teeth Maestro takes a look into the sordid state of health care delivery systems in Pakistan.

Bangladesh: Using Mobile App To Collect Data On Transportation

Rezwan — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:21:27 +0000

The Noun Project blog introduces an innovative project titled Urban Launchpad, which uses mobile apps for data gathering to better understand the complex transportation conditions in Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka: Ravaya News Website Blocked

Rezwan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:38 +0000

Freedom Of Expression In SriLanka reports that six websites including Ravaya News have recently been blocked within Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: Self Regulation For Social Media?

Rezwan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:12:45 +0000

Salman Latif informs that an initiative has been taken by eminent journalists and media personnel to agree to a set of self regulatory guidelines for TV channels in Pakistan. Salman asserts that a similar measure should also be taken for the social media.

Pakistan: How To Save The Shias

Rezwan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:08:19 +0000

Laibaah discusses why Shias are being killed in Pakistan and suggests how can they save themselves from the threats.

India: A Disastrous Tour Of Australia

Rezwan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:27:08 +0000

In the context of the Indian cricket team's recent bad performance Amreekandeshi has some suggestions how to improve India's fortunes in Australia.

India: Child Abuse In Mumbai

Rezwan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:20:24 +0000

Debolina Raja Gupta blames Mumbai police for not being able to solve the recent child abuse cases and the trend is on the rise as a consequence.

Bangladesh: Protest Against Criminalization For Archiving A Banned Book

Rezwan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:29:19 +0000

Hana at Unheard Voice highlights a petition by twenty human rights activists, academics and members of the Bangladeshi civil society in which they protest the arrest of a Head Teacher for having a copy of Taslima Nasreen’s ‘Lajja’ in the school’s library.

India: Videocast on Pongal Celebrations

Rezwan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:56:12 +0000

Kamla Bhatt features Dr. Geeta Vasudevan of Chennai, who describes the significance of Pongal (harvest festival) celebrations in Pondicherry & Chennai in a videocast.

India, Bangladesh: Cattle Trade And Border Killings

Rezwan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:44:19 +0000

The New Horizon thinks that cattle trade is the major root cause behind the regular border killings at India-Bangladesh border.

India: Tiny Travel Tales Contest

Rezwan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:36:18 +0000

Clay, the travel and holiday blog of Club Mahindra, is organizing a short story contest on travel. The last date of submission of posts is February 5, 2012.

India: Jaipur Literature Fest Fashion

Rezwan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:55:15 +0000

Jaipur Literature Festival, the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific, has recently ended. Wearabout blog posts some pictures of festival fashion among the eclectic mix of men from all over; artists, poets, writers, intellectuals, pseudo-intellectuals, serious journalists, idlers, socialites etc.

Sri Lanka: Kala Pola (Art Mart) Sunday

Rezwan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:17:49 +0000

The 17th annual Kala Pola (Art Mart), the biggest open air gallery for paintings in Colombo, took place on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Dee and Indi shared their experiences and posted photos.

Bhutan: Promoting National Language

Rezwan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:56:31 +0000

Penstar protests against the tendency of some Bhutanese newspapers to undermine Dzongkha language and suggests that the national language needs to be promoted everywhere.