In May this year, criminal gangs — directed by organised prison networks — conducted police killings all across Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo.
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New China journalism not just mouthpiece
China’s media network is by far the largest in the world.
More than 1.1 billion people have access to the 3,000 television stations nationwide. Chinese radio broadcasts in 43 languages worldwide, and 900,000 students are enrolled in just one of the many journalism schools.
But internationally, China’s media is often viewed as the mouthpiece of the central government, or to use the Chinese phrase — “the throat and tongue of the party”.
Australian blazing Chinese art trail
The Beijing of 20 years ago is a far cry from the quickly-modernising, creative hotbed and soon-to-be-host-of-the-Olympic-Games Chinese capital of today.
Back then, a young idealistic Australian enrolled in a language school and helped his new artist friends arrange exhibitions. This year, he celebrates the 15th anniversary of his art gallery which is housed in an enormous Ming Dynasty-era watchtower in central Beijing.
Drawing upon the history of dinosaurs
The allure of dinosaurs has always held a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike.
And for one Singaporean-Australian, a life-long fascination is now garnering awards as his research and accurate illustrations of these prehistoric creatures appear in books and magazines worldwide.
UN bombing recalls China Belgrade response
The bombing by Israel of the UN compound in Lebanon that killed one Chinese national has reignited memories of a similar incident 7 years ago which sparked massive protests in Beijing and other parts of China.
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Mental Notes: August 2006
Hello from the coalface. Yep, I’m back reporting, back at SBS in the Melbourne office, working for World View, the “cross cultural meeting place” of feature-style radio reports and some news/current affairs. It’s on nationally 6-7am and 5-6pm weekdays, and truly is a whole lot of fun… when one can come up with enough ideas, and the time to produce it, to fill 2 hours of radio every day.
Festival director continues to challenge
For the second edition of her 3-year term, Melbourne International Arts Festival director Kristy Edmunds promises more challenging material, more flavours from unconventional places and faces, and more cross-cultural dynamism.
The men that control Indonesian volcanos
It has been two months since a massive earthquake struck the city and surrounds of Jogjakarta, killing more than 6,000 people.
Postcard from India’s partition
As India mourns the deaths of the more than 200 people killed in July’s train bombings in Mumbai, South Asia again faces the possibility that simmering religious tensions may be to blame.
Asia Pacific fare for art fair
The biennial Melbourne Art Fair has been exhibiting the works of Australian artists and galleries for more than 20 years, and this year it returns to the Royal Exhibition Building from August 2 to 6.
