Today's Links

* In flood-prone Bangladesh, a future that floats.

* An US company is using cell phone technology to warn people in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh.

* The state of the American empire - How the USA shapes the World.

* Germans fight to save hidden Nazi bunkers

* Evidence that Sharia is a new form of racism

* Analysis of 3B Military- (Burma, Bangladesh and Bangkok)

* The corruption surprise

* Burma: Thousands dead in massacre of the monks dumped in the jungle.

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Free Burma

Don't just sit in front of your PC. Join the action. Write something on Burma on the 4th of October.

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Related: Myanmar (Burma) - Pictures tell a thousand words

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England vs Sri Lanka, South Africa vs Pakistan, and Australia vs India: Its a feast of cricket

After the successful completion of the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, we now head towards the 2007-2008 cricket season. Just as I write the tours of the England in Sri Lanka, South Africa in Pakistan, and Australia in India is in progress. We will see some exciting cricket in the coming month.

Too bad will have to wait for Bangladesh's game till December when they tour New Zealand. But nonetheless we will have plenty of cricket to be occupied with.

I will have to again settle for the free online streaming video and audio link sources to watch these games. Will update these when I get the time.

Today Australia is taking on India for a day-night one-dayer. They are fuming for a revenge and lets see how they go about it.

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Myanmar (Burma) - Pictures tell a thousand words

Watch video of the reported sniper murder of Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai (via Hot Air)

Burma is boiling with the saffron revolution lead by the Monks. The Military Junta is resorting to Genocide to cull the protests. Many unconfirmed deaths reported. These pictures will tell you what is happening there.


(Photo courtesy Burma-Myanmar Genocide 2007)

The difference between the 1988 pro-democracy protests and the recent protests are that
the Myanmar Bloggers are taking to the task of telling the stories to the world. Pajamas Media pays tribute to the pro-democracy bloggers. However the Junta was quick to react by cutting the Internet connections.

Ex-Czech President Václav Havel writes a brilliant piece slamming the inactions of the International community. Some excerpts:

How many times and in how many places has this now happened? Worse, however, is the number of countries that find it convenient to avert their eyes and ears from the deathly silence with which this Asian country chooses to present itself to the outside world.

On a daily basis, at a great many international and scholarly conferences all over the world, we can hear learned debates about human rights and emotional proclamations in their defense. So how is it possible that the international community remains incapable of responding effectively to dissuade Burma's military rulers from escalating the force that they have begun to unleash in Rangoon and its Buddhist temples?

Expressing my solidarity with the pro-democracy campaigners of Burma hoping that the International community acts rather sooner than later.

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Techguide

* Smart Gmail trick to keep spammer/scams at bay.

* Why Gmail is still better than Yahoo Mail.

* World’s oldest website!

* Digital Cameras vs. Film Cameras

* Make Google search in English (or any other language you like)

* Google PageRank: What do we know about it?

* Google AdSense: Facts, FAQs and Tools.

* “Clean up” your identity with a blog!

* How blogging can help your business.

* How to make money from your blog.

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Free Cartoonist Arifur Rahman

Calling for an international campaign to free the Bangladeshi cartoonist Arifur Rahman who was detained for his harmless statirical cartoon published in Alpin, the satirical supplement of the Bangla Daily Prothom Alo. He is only twenty years old.

Backgrounds on this:

- Bangladesh: yet another Muhammad cartoon controversy

- Attack against freedom of speech: Bangladesh cartoon controversy update

The Bangladeshi Bloggers have pressed for Arifur Rahman's release whereas the Bangladeshi media people are silent about their colleague. I wonder what is keeping them.

* Shourav did the splendid banner above and called for support. (Anybody can use it under creative commons)

Other bloggers chimed in:

* Some more bloggers in Bangla blogging platform "Bandh Bhanger Awaaj"

* Mash at "Or how I learned to stop worrying"

* Addafication

* Dhaka Shohor

* Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers

- In the Middle of Nowhere who also ask to free Nurul Islam, the Bangladeshi aid worker (BRAC) kidnapped in Afghanistan by the Talibans.

- Serious Golmal

- Unheard Voices

- Tacit

Many international organizations demanded the release of Arifur Rahman:

- Reporters without border (RSF) - Cartoonist arrested over harmless play on name Mohammed. Excerpts:

"The play on words had no intention of attacking the Prophet," Reporters Without Borders said "It was a joke about a cultural custom. The government should not yield to pressure from extremist leaders who are trying to politicize the case. Rahman should not be made a scapegoat. He must be freed."

- International Press Institute (IPI) protests jailing of Cartoonist in Bangladesh and suspension of publication of satirical weekly. Excerpts:

IPI would like to remind Your Excellency that the state of emergency imposed in January after the cancellation of the general election is not an excuse to restrict press freedom. With a general election planned for the end of 2008, it is vital that the country’s citizens have access to information and that the media is free to report facts and express opinions.

- Mukto-Mona condemns the arrest of cartoonist Arifur Rahman. Excerpts:

Thanks to the army & fundamentalists' combined efforts, Mr Rahman's life is now threatened inside or outside prison. What should have been a funny cartoon for people to laugh at has suddenly turned into a matter of life and death for a man whose only attempt was to provide readers amusements. Mukto-Mona demands the immediate release of Mr Arifur Rahman and for protection to be provided to him.

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Today's Links

* Believe it or not: The strange power of reality TV.

* South Asia slow to hop on broadband bandwagon.

* U.S. Tells Bangladesh to restore democracy at the earliest.

* Bangladesh to militarize education

* Bangladesh govt may outstay welcome - Commonwealth

* Khilafatists march against press freedom in Dhaka.

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