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Monthly archives for 2008: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October

Tags for this date: americas, east asia, english, international relations, middle east and 038 north africa, politics, roundups

  1. Laos: Bike trip

    Global Voices Online » Roundups - 59 minutes ago

    GV author Caroline blogs about her bike trip in Laos

    Tagged: english, photography, travel, roundups, east asia, laos

  2. Brunei: Railway line, 1952

    Global Voices Online » Roundups - 59 minutes ago

    The Daily Brunei Resources writes about a 1952 Brunei Darussalam Annual Report which mentioned an old railway line in Brunei.

    Tagged: english, history, travel, roundups, east asia, brunei

  3. Brunei: Cell phone cake

    Global Voices Online » Roundups - 59 minutes ago

    A birthday gift for whatiate2day from Brunei: a cell phone birthday cake

    Tagged: english, humor, food, roundups, east asia, brunei

  4. Japan: Rikimaru Toho, the first manga narrating cantastoria

    Japan: Rikimaru Toho, the first manga narrating cantastoria

    Global Voices Online » East Asia - 3 hours ago

    His stage name is Rikimaru Tōhō (東方力丸). He defines himself a “manga [Japanese comics] reader”, and for five years he has been enchanting hundreds of passersby with his performances in the suburbs of western Tokyo. A

    Tagged: entertainment, english, japan, languages, weblog, ideas, feature, japanese, east asia, arts and 038 culture

  5. Bangladesh: Racism faced in Saudi Embassy

    Global Voices Online » Racism - 3 hours ago

    A Bangladeshi blogger Juboraj was refused visa from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ghana and denied to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia citing the reason that only citizens of selected countries (USA, EEU, Australia, UK

    Tagged: south asia, racism, bangladesh, roundups, saudi arabia, governance, bangla

  6. Japan: Chart Maniax

    Global Voices Online » East Asia - 3 hours ago

    Japanese programmer and blogger id:amachang introduces [ja] Chart Maniax [ja], a service they developed for charting when and through which services web pages have been bookmarked. Services included are Hatena

    Tagged: japan, ideas, roundups, japanese, east asia, software and 038 tools

  7. Korea: The Death of an Actress and…

    Korea: The Death of an Actress and…

    Global Voices Online » Weblog - 4 hours ago

    The death of Choi Jin Sil, who has been regarded as a ‘national actress,’ gave a big shock to Korean society. Her image has been like a self-righting toy, from her poverty in childhood to a renowned actress, and from

    Tagged: politics, entertainment, south korea, law, weblog, freedom of speech, breaking news, korean, east asia, cyber activism

  8. Egypt: We are All Laila

    Egypt: We are All Laila

    Global Voices Online » Gender - 6 hours ago

    We are all Laila , echo Egyptian female bloggers in one voice. Who is Laila and why do Egyptian girls and women associate themselves with her? Read on to learn how Egyptian bloggers are working to break the gender

    Tagged: arabic, human rights, weblog, gender, egypt, internet and 038 telecoms, middle east and 038 north africa

  9. Russia: A Ticketless Passenger

    Global Voices Online - 7 hours ago

    In Moscow, you can buy a bus/trolleybus/tram ticket from the driver and it'll cost you 25 rubles, which is roughly $1. If you buy your tickets at special kiosks, you get a discount. But some people prefer to cheat and

    Tagged: weblog, travel, russia, russian, eastern and 038 central europe

  10. UAE: The Masters of Emotional Blackmail

    Global Voices Online » Children - 8 hours ago

    “[I]f you observe children, you find that they are masters at emotional blackmail, and so are parents when they get older, simply coz they go back to being kids again!” observes Pandima's Box , from Jordan the United

    Tagged: english, ideas, roundups, children, united arab emirates, middle east and 038 north africa

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