Although the Nepal government, through its mass media, declared on 25 February that the Essential Services Act would be enforced immediately, local people in the Kathmandu valley complain that millions of litres of petrol, diesel and kerosene have been hidden in underground tanks of black marketers and that the government officials, including security personnel, have […]
Malawi’s Public Broadcasters Going Commercial
Malawi’s two Public Broadcasters; Television Malawi and the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, have defied calls by the private sector and other sectors not to go commercial. Government announced in September last year that it was toying with an idea to commercialise its two broadcasters after the opposition dominated parliament mockingly gave the two institutions US$0.014 to […]
A Zero Carbon Footprint? What Individuals Can Do To Make It Happen
Living the No Impact lifestyle is impossible; a carbon footprint by definition equals damage to the earth. Yet some people try. This article assesses what individuals are meaningfully doing to contribute to the environment and how corporations are playing into the trend by conducting experience based marketing. There are many crazy shops around, but FLOWmarket beats […]
Insulting the Public’s Intelligence
SEVERAL governors and congressmen have already confirmed that they received bundles of cash ranging from P200,000 to P500,000 after attending meetings at Malacanang Palace last week. No official receipts were given for those payments, and presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye denies that any government funds were involved. Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio, the priest-turned-politician who was elected […]
Discipline is the most important strength of Military
Everybody knows it. Yet, it seems that the current govt. and policy makers have failed to identify this important aspect when it comes to the ways in which military is being involved Bangladesh is going through an emergency period. Emergency times ask for emergency measures to pull the nation out of its miseries. During […]
Community Radios Empowers Development in Kenya
Community Radios Empowers, Disseminate, and Exchange Development Programs to the Local Communities: Radio Lake Victoria in Kenya attests: In the wake of democratic transitions that occurred in the 90’s which brought a wind of change of a multiparty system in Kenya, a new player emerged in the Kenyan media industry; the radio […]