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21 May, 2007

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NORTH KOREA - North Korean roller-coaster

“Check out this point-of-view video of a rickety North Korean rollercoaster at Kaeson Youth Funfair, Pyongyang — a coaster so tame it’s practically a soporific.”
CHINA - Did the “Genocide Olympics” influence China?

“”The genocide Olympics” is such a brilliant piece of propaganda. It is as un-subtle as you can get, and it looks like being effective.”
SOUTH KOREA - Google Korea to censor search results

“The last time Google did something like this (i.e., conformed to government requests that allegedly went against its principles), it ended up on the receiving end of intense criticism - including a dressing down at a Senate hearing in the US.”
SOUTH KOREA - Colbert does Korean pop

“To prove heâ€™s more influential than Rain, Stephen Colbert does his own Korean music video [Comedy Central]. Painful. Very painful. At the same time, it does show Koreaâ€™s rising cultural profileâ€”just a couple a years ago, no one would be making joke
TAIWAN - Legislature Brawls are Staged

“Ralph Jennings reported yesterday what many have long suspected: that the brawls in the legislature are staged so that politicians can get maximum publicity.”
PHILIPPINES - More than 140 dead in â€œpeaceful Philippine electionsâ€

“Philippine police (are) claiming the midterm polls were peaceful since there were fewer deaths this year compared to the previous elections. But Kontra Daya, a citizen electoral watchdog, is challenging this verdict.”
Asiaâ€™s top 20 progressives?

“World Business names Singaporeâ€™s Mr Brown and Malaysiaâ€™s Raja Petra Kamarudin, as well as former Malaysian PM Mah thir Mohamad and present Indonesian President SBY as among Asiaâ€™s top 20 most progressive.”

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One Response to “links for 2007-05-21”

tutubi Says:
June 26th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
you seem to pick up almost any news from here, eh?

elections here are generally like that. Candidates (or their supporters) getting killed by their opponents

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Mr. China - by Tim Clissold:
How to lose $400 million in the world's biggest market.

Imelda - Power, Myth, Illusion:
A documentary on the former Philippine first lady that is damning, sympathetic and incredibly funny.

Yat Kha - Re Covers:
Siberian throat-singing punk band searches for its roots

5.6.7.8.'s - Bomb the Twist:
Three Japanese women play 1950's-inspired punk.

Gigantor Box Set Volume 1:
The original giant Japanese robot

Mao: The Unknown Story - by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday:
A controversial and damning biography of the Helmsman.

Re-launch pending

China Toymaker Gives Children the Evil Eye

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