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Bangladesh: Corruption Reduction Policy Under Question

Posted by Rezwan on 19/11/2009

This year Bangladesh improved her position in the Transparency International corruption perception index. However citing some recent lapses, Habib Siddiqui questions: “How committed is Bangladesh Government about boosting the Corruption Perception Index?”

Bangladesh English Governance Roundups South Asia

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Bangladesh: The Long Awaited Verdict

Posted by Rezwan on 19/11/2009

Unheard Voice live blogged the long awaited final verdict of the trial of the killers of the first president of Bangladesh, the father of nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangladesh English Law Roundups South Asia

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Disturbing Images Blogged on alleged Timor Assassin

Posted by Keta Haluha on 19/11/2009

On the 15th November Portuguese language blogger, Timor Lorosae Nacao, posted disturbing images of the corpse of Major Alfredo Reinado undergoing an autopsy in Dili in February 2008.  Major Reinado led a group of armed men to the house of Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on the morning of 11 Feb ...

East Asia East Timor English History LANGUAGES Law Portuguese Roundups TOPICS War & Conflict

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Trinidad & Tobago: Social Media Crimefighting

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 19/11/2009

Taran Rampersad is glad “to see that social media is being seen as a tool for fighting crime in Trinidad and Tobago”, but says there are more effective ways in which to do it.

Americas English Ideas Internet & Telecoms Law Roundups Software & Tools Technology Trinidad & Tobago

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Africa: Google sponsors Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 18/11/2009

Google is pushing for more content on Kiswahili Wikipedia through Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge: We invite you to take part in this challenge to create Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. We hope to make the online experience richer and more relevant for 100 million African users who speak Kiswahili.

English Kenya Language Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa Tanzania Technology

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