23 May, 2005

film bombs in delhi

Not a Bollywood musical, but a tragedy (via Sepia Mutiny):

After complaints that a film by a Sikh director and a Sikh actor is insulting to Sikhism, some protozoans hid bombs in two Delhi theaters (thanks, Sapna). At least 44 people were wounded when the bombs went off this evening, some critically:
Bombs exploded inside two movie theatres showing a controversial Hindi-language film in the Indian capital on Sunday, injuring at least 20 people, officials said. Both theatres are located in the Karol Bagh neighbourhood of west Delhi and the explosions occurred 15 minutes apart, said Junior Home Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal.

by @ 7:55 pm. Filed under India

s korean stem-cell research

While I understand why there was no protest over stem-cell research in my former home Singapore (protesting is illegal) I share the puzzlement of Jodi at Asiapages about the lack of public outcry in South Korea (after all, Koreans protest almost everything):

CNN used Israel as an example of one country that is known for its strong religious background yet is aggressively pursuing progress in stem cell research, a topic that many religious conservatives elsewhere are bashing as being "unethical."
Israel defends its support of stem cell research by stating that according to many Judaic sects the embryo in its early stages of development isn’t considered to be fully human. (Apparently many sects of Islam recognize this belief as well.)
Various sects of Christianity on the other hand, see the process as the sacrifice of a human life and many Christians worldwide are therefore opposed to stem cell research for this reason. They have in fact, been the loudest opposers to stem cell research. (See link for a more thorough exploration of this.)
But what about here in Korea?
Does anyone else find it interesting how unusually quiet the huge Christian following is here regarding South Korea’s recent breakthrough in stem cell research?

by @ 7:38 pm. Filed under South Korea

star wars III… best picture

MrbrownStar Wars Episode III and best picture are not words that should be used together, and Rebecca MacKinnion avoids doing so in her round-up of the best Episode III blogging by awarding mr brown the prize for best photos.

by @ 2:12 pm. Filed under Blogs

maybe 2,000

An American Expat in SE Asia notes that Indonesians are still protesting over Newsweek’s now-retracted Koran-flushing story. Encouragingly, there were far fewer protesters than was being reported. The down side, Expat thinks the protests were funded by money that should have been used elsewhere:

Update 9:50 PM Sunday evening.

Reports late this evening are stating that the crowd numbered up to 7,000 - Allow me to be the first to say that it was no where near 7,000 at most maybe 2,000 plus an almost equal number of police officers. Most of the protesters were wandering off to go eat and drink before noon because of the heat. No violence just a bunch of the typical anti-american rhetoric and a US flag burned partially that took several attempts to get lighted.

But in the end sensationalist headlines sell more papers. Just like the one that is being accused of igniting these protests in the first place. What the paper fails to tell you is that the protesters were all brought in on buses to protest. The question that should be on everyone’s mind is "Who paid for all this?" You might be shocked to find out the answer. I hope to have more details within the next day or so. But lets just say for now that almost all the money for the tsunami victims never made it to the intended victims. Outraged? You should be.

by @ 12:46 pm. Filed under Indonesia

disney in soup

Simon notices a reoprt on a fishy public-relations slip by Disney:

The makers of Finding Nemo, the environmentally
friendly yet culturally sensitive mouseketeers at HK Disneyland, are
intending to serve shark fin soup.  The BBC estimates Hong Kong alone imported the fins of 28 million sharks in 1999.

Also visit the linklets, daily.

by @ 12:22 pm. Filed under Hong Kong

first cosmo…

Last year Singapore lifted its long-standing ban on the import of racy magazines such as Cosmopolitan and FHM. This year it’s taking media liberalization further. First Cosmo… now Malaysian newspapers (via Tomorrow):

The Star reported about the possibility that the newspaper ban between Singapore and Malaysia might be lifted.
The ban was imposed in 1965 following the separation of Singapore from Malaysia. But much water has since passed under the bridge and better ties that have developed have raised the possibility of the ban being lifted.

If true, this is fantastic news! Singapore’s heavily censored pro-government press will face competition from Malaysia’s heavily censored pro-government press.

by @ 12:16 pm. Filed under Singapore, Malaysia

china blogs

Bill Bishop points to an interview on Chinese blog hosting business Blogchina. He notes:

Very impressive usage stats, still no visibility on a revenue model,
and unclear how they are going to compete with the portals long-term.
Both Blogchina and Blogcn are raising money, but they are rumored to be
having a slow go of it given business model, valuation and regulatory
concerns. The first two issues are universal, the regulatory one is
more China-specific. These guys are effectively trying to start
grassroots news services in a very news-controlled country. A very
admirable effort, but a very risky one.

by @ 10:30 am. Filed under Blogs, China

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