Visiting the national museum in Jakarta. Indonesia - a land of so many ethnicities and archeological wonde...
July 29, 2010
July 28, 2010
Minimum Wages Raised For Garments Sector In Bangladesh
Ever wonder where were your T-shirts or pants made? If you are living in North America or in Western Europe, there is a high chance that you are wearing a cloth made in Bangladesh. And no wonder Bangladesh’s export earnings are mostly determined by the export of ready-made garments (RMG) which is about 75% of the total export earning of the country.
But in recent times the textile sector has seen some confrontation between the workers and their...
July 26, 2010
Power And Money
This is a story of any developing country where the rich and powerful reign and the the people do not exercise or do not have their equal right.
I was surprised to see some street vendors trying to sell a photocopy version of an edition of Tempo news magazine (in Bahasa) . I did not understand what the vendor was saying but the news was allover in the media in the following days. It turned out that on 28th of June Tempo published a report on huge...
And We Missed This Important News
Bangladesh sets a world record – 5 million CFLs distributed in a day
- Ashok Sarkar at World Bank Blog
If you were in Bangladesh in June, you would have found teachers in schools, preachers in mosques, and ads in newspapers, television, loudspeakers and pamphlets, encouraging people to bring in their incandescent bulbs to exchange with new Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) – and encouraged they were! On Saturday, June 19th 2010, at over 1,400 rural and urban distribution centers spread across 27 districts, manned by teachers, utility workers and...
July 25, 2010
Irregular Verbs
These are some verbs that are slow like a turtleI conjugateYou conjugateHe conjugatesAnd since everyone is afraid with the lack of constitutional rightsI don’t writeYou don’t writeHe doesn’t writeFor if one writes all the thoughts under the veilI go to jailYou go to jailHe goes to jail
- Venezuelan Poet Aquiles Nazoa
Image by Flickr user Incessant Flux. CC BY-NC-ND ...
July 22, 2010
The Story of Cosmetics
In a new episode from the The Story of Stuff Project Annie Leonard tells The Story of Cosmetics.
"The seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics and personal care products."
Via Osocio Web...
Water Security And Regional Disputes In South Asia
The Himalayan River Basins (Ganges, Bramhaputra, Indus, Yangtze) in China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh are inhabited by around 1.3 billion people. Yes, we are talking about almost 20% of the world’s population and almost 50% of the total population of these countries. These rivers were the lifelines of the ancient civilizations formed in this region. And these civilizations of present day are under threat.
In a recent report by Strategic Foresight...
July 17, 2010
Global Warming: Melting Of Himalayan Glaciers
Pictures tell a thousand words on global warming..
More in Treehugger. Image courtesy of Environment 3...
July 15, 2010
I write Like
I write Like is an website which analyzes your writing and assigns it with the style of a notable author. Here's what I found by pasting an old writing.
I write like
Arthur C. ClarkeI Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!
Try you...
Red Herrings Awards In Asia - An Important Event To Watch
Asia is generally perceived as a tough ground for Technology startups as there are many barriers for the entrepreneurs and often they complain about slow returns. But analysts say that Asian tech startups are still worthwhile investments.
Red Herring Inc. is a media company since 1993 "whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity." It is based in San Mateo, California. For over a decade technology industry...
July 12, 2010
We're All Going To Die
'We're All Gonna Die - 100meters of existence' - By Simon Hoegsberg
Click here to see the full slide show
This image is 100 meters long. There are 178 people in the Picture, all shot in the course of 20 days from the same spot on a railroad bridge on Warschauer Strasse in Berlin in the Summer 2007.
"It’s meant to point out that life is beautiful, and unless we open up to each other instead of keeping our longings, hopes and experiences to ourselves...
July 10, 2010
After 247 Days A Win For Bangladesh
Photo of the Day courtesy the Sun UK.
I will remember this day as Bangladesh beats England for the first time in ODI crick...
Social Media Stats From Asia
International advertising, marketing and public relations agency Ogilvy & Mather's digital team has uplaoded this video which rounds up the activities of internet social media across Asia-Pacific region.
Interesting stats:
- 59 million Asians on Facebook and 68 millions on Facebook equivalents (in China and Russia)
- Indonesia has 22.9 million Facebook users alone
- South Korea with the highest broadband penetration
- 75 million mobile internet users - 95% 3G
- Hong Kong 48.6% population own a smartph...
Steamboat soup and rice combo for lunch
At Platinum reto - a cool Indonesian food joint with reasonable prices. Yum...
July 09, 2010
KidZania city - Hospital, Race track, Flea Market
To drive a Kids car children have to go to the hospital for health check up, take a photo in another booth and make a driving license. Hmm... that's a time consuming process as there are queu...
At Kidzania
Kidzania is a Mexican chain of family entertainment centers currently operating in 10 countries. Every Kidzania center is themed after a child size replica of a real city with pedestrians, cars, shops and theatres. Here the kids learn the value of money as they have to purchase service of each of the over 50 activities. They even have special ATM cards from bank with which they can draw money from ATM machines.In the photo Rianna learning the operations...
July 07, 2010
Pacific Place Food Court In Jakarta
Its a nice food Court with real boats on water in which you can seat and have food. Nice variety and wide choice of food. One of the coolest place in Jakar...
July 04, 2010
Voice Of The Tribals
CGNet SwaraSwara, is a mobile-based news service which enables the tribals of Chhattisgarh in India to tell their version of stories, in their language. It is an initiative of former journalist Shubranshu Choudhury which gives daily news snippets of a region that is typically ignored by the mainstream media.
The South Asian reports:
Dial 080-40952044 and you are transported to another world in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon. A reporter,...
July 03, 2010
Germany slams Argentina 4:0 in Worldcup football quarterfinal
A picture tells a thousand words:
The result means literally:
And this make the team close to God to some fans...
July 02, 2010
My desperate attempt to remove shadows from terrestrial broadcast of #worldcup received via indoor antenna.
Brazil Vs. Netherlands mat...
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