Jessica Mudditt’s blog report for 2015 – by WordPress
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for my blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5...
Jessica Mudditt’s blog report for 2015 – by WordPress
Why Indonesia should not execute Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
Why Indonesia should not execute Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
The death sentence in Indonesia is carried out by a 12 man firing squad. The doomed are lined up against a concrete wall,...
Legendary Australian winemaker visits Myanmar
Legendary Australian winemaker visits Myanmar
Bill Hardy, the fifth generation descendant of legendary Australian winemaker Thomas Hardy, expressed enthusiasm for Myanmar’s wine market during a visit to Yangon last week.
Myanmar’s beer battleground
Myanmar’s beer battleground
Published by The Bangkok Post and Democratic Voice of Burma on 11 November 2013 A legal dispute between a Thai-owned...
Watch that space: Gill Pattison of The Strand’s River Gallery and River II
Watch that space: Gill Pattison of The Strand’s River Gallery and River II
Gill Pattison is the owner and curator of The River Gallery at The Strand Hotel and the newly opened River II, which are located in close vicinity of each other. She shares a decade of experience in Yangon’s contemporary art scene with Mizzima Business Weekly.
Off the deep end – understanding the rules at Kokine Swimming Pool
Off the deep end – understanding the rules at Kokine Swimming Pool
A notice caught my eye at Kokine Swimming Pool in Bahan township: “The Guest Members (Foreigners) are not allowed to swim from the 1st March 2013.” It was signed by the executive committee, with no further details provided.
Most over 60s in Myanmar still working, survey finds
Most over 60s in Myanmar still working, survey finds
Most older people in Myanmar are economically active but live on less than US$3 a day, a report published by HelpAge International last month has found.
MOVIE: Highlights of five months in Myanmar
MOVIE: Highlights of five months in Myanmar
http://youtu.be/LQIySXcZSRg My second mini-film made in Myanmar features monks waiting for President Obama to arrive in Yangon,...
Alfred Nobel wasn’t noble: the origins of the Nobel Peace Prize
Alfred Nobel wasn’t noble: the origins of the Nobel Peace Prize
Alfred Nobel said: “My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men will find that in one instant, whole armies can be utterly destroyed, they surely will abide by golden peace.”
The joys of living alone in Dhaka
The joys of living alone in Dhaka
“I'd die of loneliness,” sighed my Bangla teacher as she surveyed my one bedroom rooftop flat in Mohammadpur - an area located far south of Dhaka's expat hotpot of Gulshan. There followed an awkward silence: I was overjoyed by the very surroundings that so repelled her, but feared she'd write me off as an eccentric if I listed the benefits - chiefly, solitude.
Desperate measures: caring for the children of sex workers in Bangladesh
Desperate measures: caring for the children of sex workers in Bangladesh
Whilst it’s difficult to estimate how many sex workers have children, conservative estimates in Dhaka place the figure at around 5,000. A recent survey by Durjoy found that less than a quarter of those children attend school, and that they are highly vulnerable to abuse, neglect and poverty.
World Photography Prints: an exhibition by Jessica Mudditt from 18 May – 8 June 2012
World Photography Prints: an exhibition by Jessica Mudditt from 18 May – 8 June 2012
Jessica Mudditt’s 'World Photography Prints' exhibition at Dhaka's BAGHA Club features 21 photographs from her travels to Iran, China, Nepal, India, London – and of course, Bangladesh. Many of the latter photographs were shot on assignment - such as reporting on Bangladesh's brick kiln industry. The exhibition runs from 18 - 25 May 2012.
Appeal for missing teenager from Faridpur, Bangladesh: Father believes his son has been kidnapped
Appeal for missing teenager from Faridpur, Bangladesh: Father believes his son has been kidnapped
Fifteen-year-old Tuhin Molla was last seen on 19 March 2012. He is from Bazar Char village, Sadarpur, in Faridpur district, Bangladesh.
Book review: A History of Bangladesh, by William Van Schendel, Cambridge University Press
Book review: A History of Bangladesh, by William Van Schendel, Cambridge University Press
William Van Schendel’s ‘A History of Bangladesh’ is not, as the title suggests, confined to events surrounding the birth of an independent state 40 years ago. Rather, it is a fascinating and highly readable account of life in the Bengal delta over the last two millennia.
Dazzling artwork on display at the International School in Dhaka
Dazzling artwork on display at the International School in Dhaka
Soo Jeong Koh spent two months painting intricate patterns on the bottom of 2,400 cardboard cups. The 19-year-old then assembled the cups according to the numbering system she devised, and stuck them onto a large wall on the campus grounds of the International School in Bashundhara, Dhaka. When viewed from a distance, the installation reveals an enormous image of a face.
Not just a pretty face: Dhaka Live talks to the scholar with a passion for fashion and film, Sara Liza Baumann
Not just a pretty face: Dhaka Live talks to the scholar with a passion for fashion and film, Sara Liza Baumann
Film director, writer and fashion designer Sara Liza Baumann talks exclusively to Dhaka Live about her experiences as a designer for Dhaka Fashion Week 2011 and her life as a thoughtful fashionista in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Teenage girls hit hardest by natural disasters
Bangladesh: Teenage girls hit hardest by natural disasters
The first report to ever examine international gender differences in natural disaster mortality rates was published a decade ago - yet according to co-author Professor Eric Neumayer, from the London School of Economics (LSE), natural disasters continue to kill more women than men or kill women at an earlier age than men. The same holds true for the finding that “what is likely to matter most [concerning fatalities] is the everyday socio-economic status of women,” rather than any biological and physiological differences.
Dhaka’s feted day trip – the Contic Tour river cruise – IN PICTURES
Dhaka’s feted day trip – the Contic Tour river cruise – IN PICTURES
Contic Tours' website is under construction - full contact details are below:
Cost: Tk 3,400 (US$42)
The day begins with an 11am pick-up from a house of your group’s choice and a return drop-off at 8pm.
Email: mail@contic.com
Phone: 02 881 4823
Office address:
87, Suhrawardy Avenue (3rd floor), Baridhara, Dhaka-1212 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hours
Mon - Thu: 09:00 - 05:00
Sat - Sun: 09:00 - 05:00
